Martin Leonard Newell (born 1939 in

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

, Ireland) is an Irish retired mathematician and sportsman. He earned his BSc and MSc in mathematical science at

University College Galway The University of Galway () is a public university, public research university located in the city of Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Ga ...

before pursuing his PhD at

Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University Frankfurt () is a public research university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt ...

. He taught at

Queen Mary College Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and formerly Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London. Today, ...

, in London, for three years, before returning to lecture at UCG (1969–2005). He has co-edited two conference proceedings on

group theory In abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as group (mathematics), groups. The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as ring (mathematics), rings, field ( ...

: ''Infinite Groups 1994'' (Walter de Gruyter, 1994, ) and ''Advances in Group Theory 2002'' (Aracne, 2003, ). Martin L. Newell is the son of mathematician Martin J. Newell, and is in turn the father of mathematician John Newell.

Football career

Newell played at left-half-back on the

teams that won the

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) () is the premier inter-county competition in Gaelic football. County (Gaelic games), County teams compete against each other and the winner is declared All-Ireland Champions. Organised by the ...

finals of

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

and

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Newell, Martin L. 1939 births Living people Alumni of the University of Galway Goethe University Frankfurt alumni Academics of Queen Mary University of London Academics of the University of Galway Fr. Griffin's Gaelic footballers Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Connacht inter-provincial Gaelic footballers Irish lecturers