George Pirie (mathematician)

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George Pirie (19 July 1843 – 21 August 1904) was a Scottish mathematician, mathematical scientist, and Reverend in the Church of Scotland. He was an expert in the field of dynamics and the approximation of π.

Early life and education

Pirie was the son of Very Rev William Robinson Pirie and his wife, Margaret Chalmers Forbes, daughter of Very Rev Lewis William Forbes. He was born in the manse at Dyce near Aberdeen on 19 July 1843.[1]

He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School. He then studied Mathematics and Physics (then called Natural Philosophy) at The University of Aberdeen under Prof David Thomson. He graduated MA in 1862. He then won a place at Queens' College, Cambridge. He was Fifth Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos of 1866.[2]

Career

Pirie was a Fellow of Queens' College from 1866 to 1888.[2] He lectured at Cambridge from 1866 and in 1878 was offered the chair as Professor of Mathematics at Aberdeen University in replacement of Prof Frederick Fuller.[3]

Pirie was elected a member of the London Mathematical Society in November 1881.[4] He also took part in the activities of the Aberdeen Branch of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.[5][6] Since 1881 he was also a member of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society, and served as a Vice-President of the society in 1900.[7]

Personal life

The grave of Rev George Pirie, St Machar's Cathedral

He lived at 33 College Bounds close to King's College in Old Aberdeen.[8]

He was married to Anne Elizabeth Reid daughter of Rev Reid of Auchindoir.

Their children included Margaret Forbes Pirie (1884–1963) and Elizabeth Mary Pirie (1888–1971).[9]

He died unexpectedly at Braemar on 21 August 1904, from heart failure.[10] He is buried next to his parents on the north side of St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen.

Recognition

He was awarded an honorary doctorate (LL.D) by St. Andrews University in 1896.[2][11]

Publications

  • George Pirie (1875). Lessons on Rigid Dynamics. London: MacMillan and Co. p. 20. Lessons on Rigid Dynamics.[12]
  • A Short Account of the Principal Geometrical Methods of Approximating to the Value of π[13]

References

  1. ^ Lockyer, Sir Norman (8 September 1904). "Notes". Nature. 70 (1819): 456–457. Bibcode:1904Natur..70..456.. doi:10.1038/070456a0.
  2. ^ a b c "George Pirie". Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society. s2-2 (1): 1. 1 January 1905. doi:10.1112/plms/s2-2.1.1-v.
  3. ^ "Scotland in 1883 and the Edinburgh Mathematical Society". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ S. Roberts Esq., F.R.S. (November 1881). "Eighteenth Session, 1881–82". Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society. s1-13: 1–4. doi:10.1112/plms/s1-13.1.1.
  5. ^ Proceedings of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Meetings in February., Scottish Geographical Magazine, vol. 20, 1904, pp. 150–151
  6. ^ Roy C. Bridges (1985). "The foundation and early years of the Aberdeen centre of the royal Scottish geographical society". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 101 (2): 77–84. doi:10.1080/00369228518736621.
  7. ^ Aberdeen Philosophical Society, Transactions of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society, vol. III, 1900, pp. 221–223
  8. ^ Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1890
  9. ^ Grave of George Pirie, St Machars Cathedral
  10. ^ "Scientific News". English Mechanic and World of Science. 80 (2057): 60. 26 August 1904.
  11. ^ Aberdeen Alumni at Other Universities, Aberdeen University Studies, No. 51, 1911, p. 21
  12. ^ "Book review: Lessons on Rigid Dynamics". Nature. 13: 323. 1876. doi:10.1038/013323a0. S2CID 35633040.
  13. ^ "Review of A Short Account...". Nature. 16: 226–227. 19 July 1877. doi:10.1038/016226c0.

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