He wrote two textbooks on analytical geometry, The Principles of Analytical Geometry (1826) and An Analytical System of Conic Sections (1828; 5th edn, 1843). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1828 as "a gentleman well versed in mathematics",[2] and was also elected FRS (Edinburgh) in 1822, as well as FRAS and FGS.
He became a curate in Cambridgeshire in 1825 and the rector of Wath near Ripon in 1830,[3] becoming a rural dean in 1847. In 1850 he was appointed Dean of Salisbury, a position he filled until his death in 1880.
He took a great interest in children's education, delivering sermons and writing a book on the subject, Practical Remarks on Popular Education (1847).
He died at the Salisbury deanery in 1880.
Familyedit
He had married Ellen Masson, daughter of Thomas Masson of Copt Hewick, Yorkshire, with whom he had one daughter, Katherine Jane (died 1928), who married Sir Edward Hulse, 5th Baronet.[4]
Goodwin, Gordon. "Hamilton, Henry Parr (1794–1880), dean of Salisbury". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12073. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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henry, hamilton, priest, henry, parr, hamilton, frse, april, 1794, february, 1880, scots, born, clergyman, mathematician, dean, salisbury, years, life, edithe, born, blandfield, house, between, edinburgh, leith, alexander, hamilton, professor, midwifery, edinb. Rev Henry Parr Hamilton FRS FRSE 3 April 1794 7 February 1880 was a Scots born clergyman and mathematician who was Dean of Salisbury for 30 years Life editHe was born at Blandfield House between Edinburgh and Leith the son of Alexander Hamilton Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University He was educated at Edinburgh University and Trinity College Cambridge graduating BA in 1816 and MA in 1819 1 He wrote two textbooks on analytical geometry The Principles of Analytical Geometry 1826 and An Analytical System of Conic Sections 1828 5th edn 1843 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1828 as a gentleman well versed in mathematics 2 and was also elected FRS Edinburgh in 1822 as well as FRAS and FGS He became a curate in Cambridgeshire in 1825 and the rector of Wath near Ripon in 1830 3 becoming a rural dean in 1847 In 1850 he was appointed Dean of Salisbury a position he filled until his death in 1880 He took a great interest in children s education delivering sermons and writing a book on the subject Practical Remarks on Popular Education 1847 He died at the Salisbury deanery in 1880 Family editHe had married Ellen Masson daughter of Thomas Masson of Copt Hewick Yorkshire with whom he had one daughter Katherine Jane died 1928 who married Sir Edward Hulse 5th Baronet 4 His brother was James Hamilton FRSE 1767 1839 5 References edit Hamilton Henry Parr HMLN811HP A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Library and Archive Catalog Royal Society Retrieved 7 February 2012 Wath incumbents transcription GENUKI Retrieved 7 February 2012 Burke s Peerage Baronetage and Knightage 107th edition vol 2 ed Charles Mosley Burke s Peerage Ltd 2003 p 1996 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 1 September 2016 Goodwin Gordon Hamilton Henry Parr 1794 1880 dean of Salisbury Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 12073 Subscription or UK public library membership required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Hamilton priest amp oldid 1152118243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
