1831 - 1879 (48 years)
Generation: 1
1. | James (Sir) Clerk-Maxwell was born on 13 Jun 1831 in Edinburgh, Scotland (son of John (of Middlebie) Clerk-Maxwell and Frances Cay); died on 5 Nov 1879. Notes:
Hon fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
Professor of Natural Philosophy Marischall College, Aberdeen 1855
Professor of Natural Philosophy Kings College, London 1858-71
Professor of Experimerntal Physics, Cambridge 1871-79
Rede Lecture 1878
President Cambridge Philosophical Society
E Mail from Michel Bordessoule
"A son of George (Sir)s Clerk, 4th Baronet of Penicuik, is as writtenJames Clerk (d 1793).
A son of James Clerk was John Clerk(1790-1856), who married FrancesCay and had a son, James Clerk-Maxwell, who became Professor. James (Sir)Clerk-Maxwell achieved one of the most brilliant achievements of themathematical physic of the XIX century, he's four equations are still nowstricly valid.
Source: Scottish record office ... page 126 ...
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James married Katherine Mary Dewar on 2 Jun 1858. Katherine (daughter of Daniel (V Rev Dd) Dewar) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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