He was born on 19 April 1858 in Greenlaw in Berwickshire the third son of Robert Gibson JP (1830–1903). He attended the free church school in the parish, and showing great promise, went to the University of Glasgow where he graduated with an MA in 1882 and immediately joined the University staff.
Gibson lived on campus at 10 The University, Glasgow.[2] The University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary doctorate (LLD) in 1905 and the University of Glasgow did likewise in 1927, the year of his retiral.
In 1890, he married Nellie Stenhouse Hunter, daughter of James D. Hunter, while still a student.[4] They had three children.
Publicationsedit
Gibson, George A (1901). An Elementary Treatise on the Calculus with illustrations from geometry, mechanics and physics. London: Macmillan.
Gibson, George A (1904). An introduction to the calculus, based on graphical methods. London: Macmillan.
Gibson, George A (1905). An Elementary Treatise on Graphs. London: Macmillan.
Gibson, George A (1927). "Sketch of the History of Mathematics in Scotland to the end of the 18th Century: Part I". Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. 1 (1): 1–18. doi:10.1017/S0013091500007276.
Gibson, George A (1928). "Sketch of the History of Mathematics in Scotland to the end of the 18th Century: Part II". Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. 1 (2): 71–93. doi:10.1017/S0013091500007409.
Referencesedit
^(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^M, T. M. (May 1930). "Prof. George A. Gibson". Nature. 125 (3158): 713–714. doi:10.1038/125713a0. ISSN 1476-4687.
^ ab"George Gibson (1858-1930)". www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
January 01, 1970
george, gibson, mathematician, george, alexander, gibson, frse, april, 1858, april, 1930, scottish, mathematician, academic, writer, contents, life, death, family, publications, referenceslife, edithe, born, april, 1858, greenlaw, berwickshire, third, robert, . George Alexander Gibson FRSE LLD 19 April 1858 1 April 1930 was a Scottish mathematician and academic writer Contents 1 Life 2 Death 3 Family 4 Publications 5 ReferencesLife editHe was born on 19 April 1858 in Greenlaw in Berwickshire the third son of Robert Gibson JP 1830 1903 He attended the free church school in the parish and showing great promise went to the University of Glasgow where he graduated with an MA in 1882 and immediately joined the University staff In 1889 aged 29 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh His proposers were William Thomson Lord Kelvin Prof William Jack Sir Thomas Muir and George Chrystal He served as the Society s Vice President from 1917 to 1920 He also served as president of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1 In 1895 he became a Professor of Mathematics at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College In 1909 he returned to the University of Glasgow as a Professor replacing his mentor Prof William Jack Gibson lived on campus at 10 The University Glasgow 2 The University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary doctorate LLD in 1905 and the University of Glasgow did likewise in 1927 the year of his retiral Death editHe died at Scotstounhill in Glasgow on 1 April 1930 3 On his death the Gibson Memorial Lecture was founded The first lecturer in this series was Albert Einstein Other lecturers include Charles Coulson and Edward Collingwood 4 Family editIn 1890 he married Nellie Stenhouse Hunter daughter of James D Hunter while still a student 4 They had three children Publications editGibson George A 1901 An Elementary Treatise on the Calculus with illustrations from geometry mechanics and physics London Macmillan Gibson George A 1904 An introduction to the calculus based on graphical methods London Macmillan Gibson George A 1905 An Elementary Treatise on Graphs London Macmillan Gibson George A 1927 Sketch of the History of Mathematics in Scotland to the end of the 18th Century Part I Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1 1 1 18 doi 10 1017 S0013091500007276 Gibson George A 1928 Sketch of the History of Mathematics in Scotland to the end of the 18th Century Part II Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1 2 71 93 doi 10 1017 S0013091500007409 References edit Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived from the original PDF on 24 January 2013 Retrieved 4 July 2016 Glasgow Post Office Directory 1910 11 M T M May 1930 Prof George A Gibson Nature 125 3158 713 714 doi 10 1038 125713a0 ISSN 1476 4687 a b George Gibson 1858 1930 www groups dcs st and ac uk Retrieved 21 June 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Gibson mathematician amp oldid 1166322340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
