George Chrystal
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George Chrystal (1851–1911)
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| Born |
8 March 1851 Old Meldrum, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 3 November 1911 (aged 60) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Residence | Scotland, UK |
| Nationality | Scottish, UK |
| Fields | Physicist and mathematician |
| Institutions |
University of St Andrews University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh |
| Alma mater |
University of Aberdeen University of Cambridge |
| Academic advisors | James Clerk Maxwell |
| Notable students | Joseph Wedderburn |
| Known for | Experimental verification of Ohm's law |
| Notable awards | Royal Medal (1911) |
George Chrystal FRSE (8 March 1851 – 3 November 1911) was a Scottish mathematician. He is primarily remembered for his books on algebra and for his studies of seiches (wave patterns in large inland bodies of water) which earned him a Gold Medal from the Royal Society of London (sadly confirmed only slightly after his death).
He was born in Old Meldrum on 8 March 1851, the son of William Chrystal a wealthy farmer and grain merchant and his wife, Margaret Burr.
He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and the University of Aberdeen, moving in 1872 to study under James Clerk Maxwell at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he graduated Second Wrangler in 1875, joint with William Burnside, and was elected a fellow of Corpus Christi. He was appointed to the Regius Chair of Mathematics at University of St. Andrews in 1877, and then in 1879 to the Chair in Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. In 1911, he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society for his researches into the surface oscillations of Scottish lakes.
He was a contributor to the drafting of the Universities (Scotland) Act 1889 and one of the founders of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society.
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