Richard Cockburn Maclaurin (/ˈkoʊbərn/KOH-bərn; June 5, 1870 – January 15, 1920)[2][3] was a Scottish-born U.S. educator and mathematical physicist. He was made president of MIT in 1909, and held the position until his death in 1920.
During his tenure as president of MIT, the Institute moved across the Charles River from Boston to its present campus in Cambridge. In Maclaurin's honor, the buildings that surround Killian Court on the oldest part of the campus are sometimes called the Maclaurin Buildings.
Earlier, he was a foundation professor of the then Victoria College of the University of New Zealand from 1899 to 1907. A collection of lecture theatres at the Kelburn campus of that university were named after him. He was also a professor at Columbia University from 1907 to 1908.
Maclaurin was born in Scotland, and was related to the noted Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin. He emigrated to New Zealand with his family at the age of four. In 1904 he married Alice Young of Auckland, and they had two sons. His brother James Scott Maclaurin (1864–1939) was a noted chemist, who invented a process for extracting gold with cyanide.
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richard, cockburn, maclaurin, bərn, june, 1870, january, 1920, scottish, born, educator, mathematical, physicist, made, president, 1909, held, position, until, death, 1920, maclaurin, 19106th, president, massachusetts, institute, technologyin, office, 1909, 19. Richard Cockburn Maclaurin ˈ k oʊ b er n KOH bern June 5 1870 January 15 1920 2 3 was a Scottish born U S educator and mathematical physicist He was made president of MIT in 1909 and held the position until his death in 1920 Richard Cockburn MaclaurinMaclaurin in 19106th President of the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyIn office 1909 1920Preceded byArthur Amos Noyes acting Succeeded byElihu Thomson acting Personal detailsBorn 1870 06 05 June 5 1870Selkirk ScotlandDiedJanuary 15 1920 1920 01 15 aged 49 Cambridge MassachusettsAlma materAuckland University College B Sc Hons Mathematics 1890 BA 1895 12th wrangler LL D 1904 St John s College University of Cambridge 1 AwardsSmith s Prize 1898 SignatureDuring his tenure as president of MIT the Institute moved across the Charles River from Boston to its present campus in Cambridge In Maclaurin s honor the buildings that surround Killian Court on the oldest part of the campus are sometimes called the Maclaurin Buildings Earlier he was a foundation professor of the then Victoria College of the University of New Zealand from 1899 to 1907 A collection of lecture theatres at the Kelburn campus of that university were named after him He was also a professor at Columbia University from 1907 to 1908 Contents 1 Personal 2 Education 3 Publications 4 Honors 5 References 6 External linksPersonal editMaclaurin was born in Scotland and was related to the noted Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin He emigrated to New Zealand with his family at the age of four In 1904 he married Alice Young of Auckland and they had two sons His brother James Scott Maclaurin 1864 1939 was a noted chemist who invented a process for extracting gold with cyanide Education editUniversity Entrance Scholar 1887 Auckland Grammar School 4 1 B Sc Hons Mathematics 1890 Auckland University College BA 1895 12th wrangler LL D 1904 St John s College University of Cambridge 1 Publications editOn the Nature and Evidence of Title to Realty 1901 Treatise on the Theory of Light 1908Honors editSmith s Prize in Mathematics 1896 Yorke Prize in Law University of Cambridge 1898 Elected member of the American Philosophical Society 1910 5 Elected member of the America Academy of Arts and Sciences 1911 6 References edit a b c Maclaurin Richard Cockburn MLRN892RC A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Goodwin H M 1935 Richard Cockburn Maclaurin 1870 1920 Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 69 13 518 521 JSTOR 20023089 MACLAURIN Richard Cockburn 1870 1920 University teacher and administrator the Encyclopedia of New Zealand updated 22 April 2009 Auckland Grammar School List 2018 2018 p 122 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved December 6 2023 Richard Cockburn Maclaurin American Academy of Arts amp Sciences February 9 2023 Retrieved December 6 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Cockburn Maclaurin Works by or about Richard Cockburn Maclaurin at Internet Archive MACLAURIN Richard Cockburn from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand edited by A H McLintock originally published in 1966 Richard Cockburn Maclaurin 1870 1920 from History of the Office of the MIT President Institute Archives MIT Libraries October 2004 Maclaurin in Mathematics at Victoria University CollegeAcademic officesPreceded byHenry Smith Pritchett President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology1909 1920 Succeeded byErnest Fox Nichols Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Cockburn Maclaurin amp oldid 1188616657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
