John Sturgeon MackayFRSE LLD (1843–1914) was a Scottish mathematician and academic author.
69 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh (black door)
The grave of John Sturgeon Mackay, Wellshill Cemetery, Perth
Life
He was born on 22 October 1843 at Auchencairn near Kirkcudbright the son of John Mackay and his wife Jessie Sturgeon. The family moved to Perth early in his life and he was educated at Perth Academy. He entered St Andrews University in 1859 and graduated MA in 1863.
In 1863 he began teaching mathematics at Perth Academy. Although dallying with the idea of training as a minister he instead continued in mathematics, moving as a teacher to Edinburgh Academy in 1866. He initially rented rooms but by 1880 he was living at 85 Great King Street, a grand property in Edinburgh’s Second New Town.[1] By 1890 he was living at 69 Northumberland Street, a short walk from the Academy.[2]
He died at 69 Northumberland Street in Edinburgh on 26 March 1914. He never married and had no children. He was buried with his parents in Wellshill Cemetery in Perth on 28 March.[5] The grave lies on the boundary between the central and east section, facing east.
In 1923 his brother Robert Mackay donated 52 ancient mathematical books previously owned by John to St Andrews University. These are now known as the Mackay Collection.[6]
Publications
Arithmetical Exercises (1869)
Elements of Euclid (1884, enlarged and reprinted 1888)
^Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X.
^"John S Mackay (1843 - 1914)". History.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. 26 March 1914. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^"EMS obituary". History.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^"Special Collections". St-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
March 11, 2023
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