1046:
mechanics of solids and fluids and the general theory of continuous media. Over the first part of his career Green established a formidable reputation as a problem solver in classical branches of theoretical mechanics. Thereafter he became a leading figure in the modern revival of continuum mechanics and thermomechanics. The extent of the change was regretted by some of his
British contemporaries because of what was seen as an abandonment of areas of practical significance for abstract theory. This view is scarcely borne out by a study of his writings, which show a taste for generality but not abstraction. Most of the areas in which he worked were related to aspects of the behaviour of actual materials and, whatever the degree of elaboration of the basic theoretical developments, there was a constant concern for applications, pursued in many cases to the solution of specific problems. His was a scientific journey of remarkable variety and boldness.
1467:
394:. In 1656 and 1659 he published two significant medical works, De Fermentatione and De Febribus. These were followed by the 1664 volume on the brain, which was a record of collaborative experimental work. From 1660 until his death, he was appointed to the Sedleian professorship. He was also a founding member of the Royal Society. Willis later worked as a physician in Westminster, London, this coming about after he treated
1045:
Green was one of the most distinguished
British applied mathematicians of the twentieth century. His intellectual energy and passion for research were unwavering in a career extending over 63 years. His published work covers a very wide field and includes important contributions to the theoretical
204:, Lapworth supplicated for the degree of M.B. and for licence to practise medicine 1 March 1602–3. He was licensed on 3 June 1605, and was admitted M.B. and M.D. on 20 June 1611. Lapworth was moderator in vesperiis in medicine in 1605 and 1611, and respondent in natural philosophy on
250:, in 1632 proposed Edwards as successor for the Headship of Merchant Taylor's School. He left this role at the end of 1634, and went back to Oxford. Edwards proceeded to the role of proctor, and in 1638 was appointed Sedleian reader, gaining the degrees of M.B. and M.D.
374:, who would become Willis's leading rival, and with whom, both politically and medically, he held some incompatible views.) In the broader Oxford scene, he was a member of the "Oxford Club" of experimentalists with
49:
who, by his will dated 20 October 1618, left the sum of ÂŁ2,000 to the
University of Oxford for purchase of lands for its endowment. Sedley's bequest took effect in 1621 with the purchase of an estate at
1273:
398:, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1666. He had a successful medical practice, in which he applied both his understanding of anatomy and known remedies, attempting to integrate the two. He mixed both
724:
at Oxford between 1818 and 1826, and, being a naturally outgoing person with an animated personality, was regarded as one of the leading players in the
Literary Dining Club for Oxford academics.
758:
Price published treatises on
Differential calculus (in 1848) and Infinitesimal calculus (4 vols., 1852–1860), which were long-standing mainstays of reading lists on those subjects. Price taught
292:
in 1642. He was nominated as delegate for the aid of parliamentary visitors at Oxford in 1647, and in 1648 was made proctor at Oxford and awarded a fellowship and the
Sedleian professorship at
1325:
1509:
1218:
Keating has wide-ranging interests but is best known for his research in random matrix theory and its applications to quantum chaos, number theory, and the
Riemann zeta function.
606:
929:
of the Royal
Meteorological Society (1965). He was elected to the National Academies of Science of the United States, Norway, Sweden and Finland. He served as president of the
1393:
57:
It is regarded as the oldest of Oxford's scientific chairs. Holders of the
Sedleian Professorship have, since the mid 19th century, worked in a range of areas of
1318:
556:
Bertie was notoriously awarded the
Sedleian readership despite no visible skill in the area. The appointment was rather to level his debts with his college.
1504:
1494:
1311:
1357:
258:
1375:
518:(1704). He was Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy in 1704, serving until his death on 22 February 1719/20. He had briefly been Rector of
472:
208:'s visit to Oxford in 1605. Lapworth was designated first Sedleian reader in natural philosophy under the will of the founder, William Sedley.
674:
A celebrated astronomer, Hornsby made tens of thousands of astronomical observations in his lifetime, and was vital in the creation of the
30:
1267:
20:
1514:
1499:
1296:
1092:
510:
from 1674 to 1683. Graduating with a BA in 1676, he was elected to a fellowship at Magdalen in 1683, and received the degrees of
1489:
679:
595:
1300:, articles on Lapworth, Edwards, Wallis, Millington, Browne, Hornsby, Cooke, Price, Love, Chapman, Temple, Brook Benjamin.
775:
46:
1174:
1266:
1186:
1138:
1104:
894:
801:
197:
346:. One of several Oxford cliques of those interested in science grew up around Willis and Christ Church. Besides
1423:
1178:
864:
715:
669:
663:
579:
81:
1429:
1369:
957:
771:
410:
767:
637:
449:
243:
237:
231:
1470:
1262:
1170:
1166:
1000:
992:
930:
910:
841:
837:
1417:
1381:
1213:
1144:
1070:
1040:
978:
942:
938:
880:
807:
585:
530:
425:
66:
1096:
902:
551:
456:, and a proposition Millington put to him, led to Grew's groundbreaking botanical discovery that the
431:
359:
1242:
1100:
1034:
972:
875:
753:
747:
627:
507:
493:
279:
187:
1108:
678:
in 1772. In 1783, he became Radcliffe Librarian, and was appointed Foreign Honorary Member of the
1387:
1351:
1134:
1065:
1030:
797:
709:
621:
564:
421:
289:
85:
1154:
1076:
721:
499:
487:
441:
125:
1208:
1084:
675:
545:
519:
437:
339:
325:
319:
285:
273:
181:
105:
1303:
1150:
988:
984:
968:
886:
813:
743:
705:
659:
617:
575:
541:
511:
483:
367:
343:
315:
269:
227:
177:
117:
97:
93:
77:
62:
34:
8:
633:
58:
1405:
694:
591:
515:
445:
196:, Oxford on 25 October 1592, and M.A. 30 June 1595. From 1598 to 1610 he was Master of
1466:
1411:
1162:
1158:
1004:
926:
897:. He is credited with working out the photochemical mechanisms that give rise to the
890:
732:
129:
121:
1453:
1197:
1112:
934:
817:
683:
590:
After rising to the Sedleian professorship in 1746, Browne was given prebendary of
391:
351:
293:
201:
1103:. Benjamin received many honours for his achievements, including election to the
1441:
1435:
1345:
1182:
1088:
1054:
1019:
996:
918:
853:
849:
395:
371:
331:
166:
109:
101:
1399:
648:
375:
205:
76:(1899-1940), who was distinguished for his work in the mathematical theory of
1483:
1363:
1080:
946:
906:
829:
786:
759:
453:
399:
383:
304:
193:
116:(1996-2019), who is distinguished for his work in the mathematical theory of
89:
73:
1447:
1123:
922:
387:
379:
363:
347:
247:
216:
113:
1008:
933:(1929–1931) and the Royal Meteorological Society (1932–1933). The lunar
914:
909:
in the early 1930s. Chapman gained many honours including election as a
898:
845:
833:
825:
1278:
1003:(1951-1953). A devout Christian, in 1980 he took monastic vows in the
893:
independently developed one of the pivotal equations in the field, the
763:
355:
335:
1274:
Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
821:
820:. His research on the structure of the Earth, in which he developed
51:
503:
812:
Love was distinguished for his work on the mathematical theory of
905:, where his contributions include predicting the presence of the
350:, whom Willis employed as an assistant, others in the group were
954:
941:
organises "Chapman Conferences," which are named after him. The
461:
457:
1333:
342:
in 1642, and in the 1640s was one of the royal physicians to
104:(1979-1995), who did highly influential work in the areas of
844:, and was awarded numerous other distinctions, including a
288:
in 1632, and graduated B.A. in 1634. Was elected fellow at
440:, and was one of the physicians who dissected the body of
84:(1946-1953), who is renowned for his contributions to the
1011:
on the Isle of Wight, where he remained until his death.
594:
and in 1752 its chancellorship. From 1759 to 1765 he was
1510:
Lists of people associated with the University of Oxford
436:
A physician, Millington was present at the deathbed of
72:
The Sedleian Professors in the past century have been
691:
65:. They are simultaneously elected to fellowships at
1095:. His numerous important contributions include the
762:, and his nickname 'the bat' is immortalised in the
729:
640:(1776–83), and Chancellor of the Diocese of Oxford.
407:
54:
in Buckinghamshire to produce the necessary income.
1194:
901:. He is also recognised as one of the pioneers of
603:
92:(1953-1968), who made significant contributions to
1051:
163:
861:
645:
527:
1481:
783:
561:
301:
255:
1120:
1016:
469:
213:
16:Named professorship at the University of Oxford
135:
1319:
27:The Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy
1505:Mathematics education in the United Kingdom
1261:
828:in 1911. Love also furthered the theory of
242:In 1617, Edwards was given a fellowship at
1495:Professorships at the University of Oxford
1326:
1312:
1177:(2003-2006). His many awards include the
1149:Ball is distinguished for his research on
885:Chapman was distinguished for his work on
1335:Sedleian Professors of Natural Philosophy
983:Temple made significant contributions to
338:, Cambridgeshire. He graduated M.A. from
1093:nonlinear partial differential equations
460:is the male sex organ in plants and the
154:
151:
145:
21:Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics
1297:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
246:. The former President of the college,
148:
1482:
1111:of Paris. He gave the Royal Society's
1307:
836:. He served as the president of the
680:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
452:. A conversation Millington had with
1277:. Oxford: Parker and Co – via
1165:. He was knighted in 2006. He is a
832:and devised the parameters known as
596:Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
999:in 1969. He was president of the
13:
45:The Sedleian Chair was founded by
14:
1526:
1185:(2009). In 2018 he received the
632:Fellow of Magdalen College. Also
1465:
1175:International Mathematical Union
1091:, especially in applications of
776:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
686:on the moon is named after him.
1289:
1187:King Faisal International Prize
1105:Fellowship of the Royal Society
370:. (Locke went on to study with
88:and solar-terrestrial physics,
1500:1621 establishments in England
1255:
1236:
1169:, and a past president of the
192:Lapworth was admitted B.A. at
29:is the name of a chair at the
1:
1490:Professorships in mathematics
1430:George Frederick James Temple
1229:
1083:, best known for his work in
958:George Frederick James Temple
937:is named in his honour. The
772:Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
141:Details about the professors
1204:
1130:
1061:
1026:
964:
871:
793:
768:Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat
739:
701:
655:
638:Regius Professor of Divinity
613:
571:
537:
479:
417:
330:Willis was a kinsman of the
311:
265:
223:
173:
7:
1515:The Queen's College, Oxford
1471:University of Oxford portal
1249:(Oxford, 1891), pp. 480-509
1247:Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714
1171:London Mathematical Society
1167:Fellow of the Royal Society
1001:London Mathematical Society
993:Fellow of the Royal Society
931:London Mathematical Society
911:Fellow of the Royal Society
895:Chapman–Kolmogorov equation
842:Fellow of the Royal Society
838:London Mathematical Society
498:Fayrer had matriculated at
444:. He was also physician to
136:List of Sedleian Professors
128:, and infinite-dimensional
40:
10:
1531:
1418:Augustus Edward Hough Love
1245:, in Joseph Foster (ed.),
1192:
1118:
1049:
1014:
952:
943:Royal Astronomical Society
939:American Geophysical Union
859:
781:
727:
689:
643:
601:
559:
525:
467:
405:
299:
253:
211:
161:
18:
1463:
1341:
1268:"Wheeler, Benjamin"
1193:
1179:Theodore von Kármán Prize
1161:and infinite-dimensional
1119:
1101:Benjamin–Feir instability
1050:
1015:
953:
903:solar-terrestrial physics
860:
782:
728:
690:
644:
602:
560:
526:
468:
406:
300:
284:Crosse matriculated from
254:
244:St John's College, Oxford
212:
162:
1224:
876:University of Manchester
19:Not to be confused with
1066:University of Liverpool
522:between 1709 and 1710.
290:Lincoln College, Oxford
198:Magdalen College School
86:kinetic theory of gases
67:Queen's College, Oxford
1155:calculus of variations
1077:mathematical physicist
722:Keeper of the Archives
716:Corpus Christi College
670:Corpus Christi College
664:Corpus Christi College
402:and mechanical views.
126:calculus of variations
31:Mathematical Institute
1209:University of Bristol
1109:Académie des Sciences
1097:Benjamin–Ono equation
1085:mathematical analysis
989:generalized functions
676:Radcliffe Observatory
340:Christ Church, Oxford
286:Magdalen Hall, Oxford
155:College as Professor
106:mathematical analysis
98:generalized functions
1173:(1996-1998) and the
1107:and election to the
995:and was awarded its
991:. He was elected a
985:mathematical physics
887:stochastic processes
682:in 1788. The crater
512:Bachelor of Divinity
344:Charles I of England
94:mathematical physics
63:mathematical physics
35:University of Oxford
634:Professor of Poetry
502:in 1672, and was a
142:
59:applied mathematics
1406:George Leigh Cooke
987:and the theory of
695:George Leigh Cooke
592:Hereford Cathedral
516:Doctor of Divinity
140:
96:and the theory of
47:Sir William Sedley
1477:
1476:
1412:Bartholomew Price
1370:Thomas Millington
1222:
1221:
1163:dynamical systems
1159:materials science
1005:Benedictine order
927:Symons Gold Medal
891:Andrey Kolmogorov
840:(1912–13), was a
824:, gained him the
802:St John's College
733:Bartholomew Price
552:All Souls College
432:All Souls College
411:Thomas Millington
238:St John's College
232:St John's College
200:. As a member of
130:dynamical systems
122:materials science
1522:
1469:
1454:Jonathan Keating
1394:Benjamin Wheeler
1328:
1321:
1314:
1305:
1304:
1283:
1282:
1270:
1259:
1253:
1240:
1202:
1201:
1200:
1198:Jonathan Keating
1189:in Mathematics.
1181:(1999), and the
1128:
1127:
1126:
1113:Bakerian lecture
1059:
1058:
1057:
1024:
1023:
1022:
973:Birkbeck College
962:
961:
960:
869:
868:
867:
818:wave propagation
791:
790:
789:
770:”, a parody of “
754:Pembroke College
748:Pembroke College
737:
736:
735:
699:
698:
697:
653:
652:
651:
628:Magdalen College
611:
610:
609:
607:Benjamin Wheeler
569:
568:
567:
535:
534:
533:
508:Magdalen College
494:Magdalen College
477:
476:
475:
415:
414:
413:
392:Christopher Wren
352:Nathaniel Hodges
309:
308:
307:
294:Magdalen College
280:Magdalen College
263:
262:
261:
221:
220:
219:
202:Magdalen College
188:Magdalen College
171:
170:
169:
143:
139:
1530:
1529:
1525:
1524:
1523:
1521:
1520:
1519:
1480:
1479:
1478:
1473:
1459:
1442:Brooke Benjamin
1436:Albert E. Green
1384: (1719/20)
1346:Edward Lapworth
1337:
1332:
1292:
1287:
1286:
1260:
1256:
1241:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1214:Queen's College
1196:
1195:
1183:Sylvester Medal
1145:Queen's College
1122:
1121:
1089:fluid mechanics
1075:Benjamin was a
1071:Queen's College
1055:Brooke Benjamin
1053:
1052:
1041:Queen's College
1018:
1017:
997:Sylvester Medal
979:Queen's College
956:
955:
949:in his memory.
925:(1964) and the
919:De Morgan Medal
889:. Chapman and
881:Queen's College
863:
862:
854:Sylvester Medal
852:(1926) and the
850:De Morgan Medal
808:Queen's College
785:
784:
731:
730:
710:Balliol College
693:
692:
647:
646:
622:Trinity College
605:
604:
586:Queen's College
580:Queen's College
563:
562:
529:
528:
471:
470:
426:Trinity College
409:
408:
396:Gilbert Sheldon
372:Thomas Sydenham
332:Willys Baronets
303:
302:
257:
256:
215:
214:
167:Edward Lapworth
165:
164:
138:
110:fluid mechanics
102:Brooke Benjamin
43:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1528:
1518:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1475:
1474:
1464:
1461:
1460:
1458:
1457:
1451:
1445:
1439:
1433:
1427:
1424:Sydney Chapman
1421:
1415:
1409:
1403:
1400:Thomas Hornsby
1397:
1391:
1390: (1746/7)
1385:
1382:Charles Bertie
1379:
1373:
1367:
1361:
1355:
1349:
1342:
1339:
1338:
1331:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1308:
1302:
1301:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1263:Foster, Joseph
1254:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1203:
1191:
1190:
1147:
1142:
1132:
1129:
1117:
1116:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1060:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1038:
1028:
1025:
1013:
1012:
981:
976:
966:
963:
951:
950:
935:Crater Chapman
883:
878:
873:
870:
865:Sydney Chapman
858:
857:
810:
805:
795:
792:
780:
779:
756:
751:
741:
738:
726:
725:
718:
713:
703:
700:
688:
687:
672:
667:
657:
654:
649:Thomas Hornsby
642:
641:
630:
625:
615:
612:
600:
599:
588:
583:
573:
570:
558:
557:
554:
549:
539:
536:
531:Charles Bertie
524:
523:
500:St Edmund Hall
496:
491:
488:St Edmund Hall
481:
478:
466:
465:
434:
429:
419:
416:
404:
403:
376:Ralph Bathurst
328:
323:
313:
310:
298:
297:
282:
277:
267:
264:
252:
251:
240:
235:
225:
222:
210:
209:
190:
185:
175:
172:
160:
159:
156:
153:
150:
147:
137:
134:
82:Sydney Chapman
42:
39:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1527:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1487:
1485:
1472:
1468:
1462:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1416:
1413:
1410:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1388:Joseph Browne
1386:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1364:Thomas Willis
1362:
1359:
1358:Joshua Crosse
1356:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1343:
1340:
1336:
1329:
1324:
1322:
1317:
1315:
1310:
1309:
1306:
1299:
1298:
1294:
1293:
1280:
1276:
1275:
1269:
1265:(1888–1892).
1264:
1258:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1243:"Faber-Flood"
1239:
1235:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1199:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1152:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1133:
1125:
1114:
1110:
1106:
1102:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1081:mathematician
1078:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1056:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1032:
1029:
1021:
1010:
1006:
1002:
998:
994:
990:
986:
982:
980:
977:
974:
970:
967:
959:
948:
947:Chapman Medal
944:
940:
936:
932:
928:
924:
920:
916:
912:
908:
907:magnetosphere
904:
900:
896:
892:
888:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
866:
855:
851:
847:
843:
839:
835:
831:
830:tidal locking
827:
823:
819:
815:
811:
809:
806:
803:
799:
796:
788:
787:Augustus Love
777:
773:
769:
765:
761:
760:Lewis Carroll
757:
755:
752:
749:
745:
742:
734:
723:
719:
717:
714:
711:
707:
704:
696:
685:
681:
677:
673:
671:
668:
665:
661:
658:
650:
639:
635:
631:
629:
626:
623:
619:
616:
608:
597:
593:
589:
587:
584:
581:
577:
574:
566:
565:Joseph Browne
555:
553:
550:
547:
546:Christ Church
543:
540:
532:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
495:
492:
489:
485:
482:
474:
463:
459:
455:
454:Nehemiah Grew
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
433:
430:
427:
423:
420:
412:
401:
400:iatrochemical
397:
393:
389:
385:
384:William Petty
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
360:Richard Lower
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
327:
326:Christ Church
324:
321:
320:Christ Church
317:
314:
306:
305:Thomas Willis
295:
291:
287:
283:
281:
278:
275:
274:Magdalen Hall
271:
268:
260:
259:Joshua Crosse
249:
245:
241:
239:
236:
233:
229:
226:
218:
207:
203:
199:
195:
194:St Alban Hall
191:
189:
186:
183:
182:St Alban Hall
179:
176:
168:
157:
144:
133:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
114:Sir John Ball
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
90:George Temple
87:
83:
79:
75:
74:Augustus Love
70:
68:
64:
60:
55:
53:
48:
38:
36:
32:
28:
22:
1456: (2019)
1450: (1996)
1448:John M. Ball
1444: (1979)
1438: (1968)
1432: (1953)
1426: (1946)
1420: (1899)
1414: (1853)
1408: (1810)
1402: (1782)
1396: (1767)
1378: (1704)
1376:James Fayrer
1372: (1675)
1366: (1660)
1360: (1648)
1354: (1638)
1352:John Edwards
1348: (1621)
1334:
1295:
1290:Bibliography
1272:
1257:
1250:
1246:
1238:
1124:John M. Ball
1020:Albert Green
1007:and entered
945:founded the
923:Copley Medal
921:(1944), the
917:(1934), the
848:(1909), the
834:Love numbers
504:demy scholar
473:James Fayrer
464:the female.
388:John Wilkins
380:Robert Boyle
364:Henry Stubbe
348:Robert Hooke
248:William Laud
217:John Edwards
71:
56:
44:
26:
25:
1009:Quarr Abbey
915:Royal Medal
899:ozone layer
846:Royal Medal
826:Adams Prize
636:(1766–76),
514:(1690) and
442:William III
1484:Categories
1279:Wikisource
1230:References
1151:elasticity
1131:1996–2019
822:Love Waves
814:elasticity
794:1899–1940
766:'s song, “
764:Mad Hatter
720:Cooke was
656:1782–1810
450:Queen Anne
438:Charles II
418:1675–1704
356:John Locke
336:Fen Ditton
152:Education
118:elasticity
78:elasticity
1139:St John's
1135:Cambridge
1115:in 1992.
1031:Cambridge
798:Cambridge
422:Cambridge
368:John Ward
52:Waddesdon
1099:and the
1062:1979–95
1027:1968–79
965:1953–68
872:1946–53
856:(1937).
740:1853–98
702:1810–53
614:1767–82
572:1741–67
538:1719–41
520:Appleton
480:1704–19
312:1660–75
266:1648–60
224:1638–48
174:1621–38
41:Overview
684:Hornsby
446:Mary II
206:James I
33:of the
1205:2019–
1153:, the
969:London
774:”, in
744:Oxford
706:Oxford
660:Oxford
618:Oxford
576:Oxford
542:Oxford
484:Oxford
462:pistil
458:stamen
448:, and
316:Oxford
270:Oxford
228:Oxford
178:Oxford
158:Notes
149:Years
124:, the
112:, and
1225:Notes
1035:Jesus
146:Name
1087:and
1079:and
913:, a
816:and
390:and
366:and
108:and
61:and
506:of
334:of
1486::
1271:.
1157:,
1141:)
1037:)
975:)
804:)
778:.
750:)
712:)
666:)
624:)
598:.
582:)
548:)
490:)
428:)
386:,
382:,
378:,
362:,
358:,
354:,
322:)
296:.
276:)
234:)
184:)
132:.
120:,
100:,
80:,
69:.
37:.
1327:e
1320:t
1313:v
1281:.
1251:.
1137:(
1033:(
971:(
800:(
746:(
708:(
662:(
620:(
578:(
544:(
486:(
424:(
318:(
272:(
230:(
180:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.