Frederick Purser (1839–30 January 1910) was an Irish mathematician, author, and member of the

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. He was a younger brother to mathematician John Purser.

Life and career

Born in Dublin, Frederick attended a boarding school run by his uncle Richard Biggs in Wiltshire, England, then attended

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(TCD), where he was Scholar (1859), and got BA (1860) and MA (1864). He was elected a Fellow there in 1879. He was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy in 1902 and served in the role until his death. He contributed articles to the 1911

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19th-century Irish mathematicians Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Fellows of Trinity College Dublin Members of the Royal Irish Academy 1839 births 1910 deaths {{Europe-mathematician-stub