The Gentleman's Magazine says: "The versatility of his talents, the acuteness of his intellect, and his intense application to study were happily blended with a native unassuming modesty, a simplicity of manners, unaffected, and infinitely engaging; a cheerfulness and vivacity; … a firm and inflexible spirit of honour and integrity."
One of the pleasures he hoped to derive from a country residence, on his appointment to the bishopric, was the opportunity of pursuing his botanical studies; but shortly after his elevation, symptoms of cancer developed themselves. During his terminal illness he continued his studies with great activity, revising his works for the press, and even studying Syriac for the purpose of editing a new version of the Psalms. He died at Whitworth, in Lancashire, 28 November 1800, aged 50. Bishop Young contributed largely to the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, of which he was one of the earliest members, and left some mathematical treatises in manuscript.[2]
Marriageedit
Young married Anne, daughter of Captain Bennet Cuthbertson, and left several children.
Selected booksedit
An Enquiry into the Principal Phenomena of Sounds and Musical Strings (Robinson, 1784)
An Analysis of the Principles of Natural Philosophy (Dublin University Press, 1800)
Referencesedit
^Erasmus Smith's professors of Mathematics Mathematics at TCD 1592–1992
^Webb, Alfred (1878). "Young, Matthew". A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: M. H. Gill & son. pp. 600–01. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
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matthew, young, bishop, other, people, named, matthew, young, matthew, young, disambiguation, matthew, young, 1750, 1800, bishop, clonfert, kilmacduagh, eminent, irish, mathematician, natural, philosopher, erasmus, smith, professor, natural, experimental, phil. For other people named Matthew Young see Matthew Young disambiguation Matthew Young 1750 1800 Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was an eminent Irish mathematician and natural philosopher and was Erasmus Smith s Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy 1786 1799 He was Bishop of Clonfert at the very end of his life Contents 1 Biography 2 Marriage 3 Selected books 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe was born in Castlerea County Roscommon in 1750 entered Trinity College Dublin TCD in 1766 and was elected Fellow and took orders in 1775 He became Erasmus Smith s Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at TCD in 1786 1 In 1798 the bishopric of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was most unexpectedly conferred upon him by Lord Cornwallis He was also a musician an enthusiastic botanist and somewhat of an artist The Gentleman s Magazine says The versatility of his talents the acuteness of his intellect and his intense application to study were happily blended with a native unassuming modesty a simplicity of manners unaffected and infinitely engaging a cheerfulness and vivacity a firm and inflexible spirit of honour and integrity One of the pleasures he hoped to derive from a country residence on his appointment to the bishopric was the opportunity of pursuing his botanical studies but shortly after his elevation symptoms of cancer developed themselves During his terminal illness he continued his studies with great activity revising his works for the press and even studying Syriac for the purpose of editing a new version of the Psalms He died at Whitworth in Lancashire 28 November 1800 aged 50 Bishop Young contributed largely to the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy of which he was one of the earliest members and left some mathematical treatises in manuscript 2 Marriage editYoung married Anne daughter of Captain Bennet Cuthbertson and left several children Selected books editAn Enquiry into the Principal Phenomena of Sounds and Musical Strings Robinson 1784 An Analysis of the Principles of Natural Philosophy Dublin University Press 1800 References edit Erasmus Smith s professors of Mathematics Mathematics at TCD 1592 1992 Webb Alfred 1878 Young Matthew A Compendium of Irish Biography Dublin M H Gill amp son pp 600 01 Retrieved 24 April 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Matthew Young Young Matthew Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Young bishop amp oldid 1206775350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
