Grey was born in Glasgow in 1876, the third of eight children of Annie Gordon and Andrew Gray. He was educated at Friars Grammar School, in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales, where his father was employed by the university.[1] He attended the University College of North Wales until 1899, when his father and family moved back to Glasgow.[2]
He studied engineering at the University of Glasgow, graduating with a BScEng. From 1904, he was employed at a physics lecturer at the University, and received a doctorate (DSc) in 1908. During World War I he assisted with naval and aerial defence.[2]
From 1920 to 1934 he was professor of applied physics at the University of Glasgow.
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james, gray, mathematician, james, gordon, gray, frse, 1876, november, 1934, scottish, mathematician, physicist, james, grayborn1876glasgow, scotlanddied6, november, 1934dowanhill, glasgownationalityscottishcitizenshipunited, kingdomalma, materuniversity, glas. James Gordon Gray FRSE 1876 6 November 1934 was a Scottish mathematician and physicist James GrayBorn1876Glasgow ScotlandDied6 November 1934Dowanhill GlasgowNationalityScottishCitizenshipUnited KingdomAlma materUniversity of Glasgow BSc Eng DSc 1908 Scientific careerFieldsMathematicsPhysicsInstitutionsUniversity of GlasgowLife editGrey was born in Glasgow in 1876 the third of eight children of Annie Gordon and Andrew Gray He was educated at Friars Grammar School in Bangor Caernarvonshire Wales where his father was employed by the university 1 He attended the University College of North Wales until 1899 when his father and family moved back to Glasgow 2 He studied engineering at the University of Glasgow graduating with a BScEng From 1904 he was employed at a physics lecturer at the University and received a doctorate DSc in 1908 During World War I he assisted with naval and aerial defence 2 From 1920 to 1934 he was professor of applied physics at the University of Glasgow In 1909 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh His proposers were his father Andrew Gray William Jack Cargill Gilston Knott and George Chrystal He died in Dowanhill in Glasgow on 6 November 1934 3 Publications editDynamics 1911 co written with his fatherReferences edit Waterston Charles D Macmillan Shearer A July 2006 Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 Biographical Index PDF Vol I Edinburgh The Royal Society of Edinburgh ISBN 978 0 902198 84 5 Archived from the original PDF on 4 October 2006 Retrieved 27 January 2011 a b O Connor John J Robertson Edmund F James Gordon Gray MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive University of St Andrews 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 31 July 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Gray mathematician amp oldid 1184673164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
