Richard Murray (15 September 1725 – 2 March 1799) was an Irish mathematician and academic who served as the 22nd

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from 1795 to 1799. His whole career was

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, having also served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics from 1764 to 1795.

Early life and education

Richard Murray was born in

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in 1725, to William Murray (merchant). He matriculated at Trinity College Dublin on 30 May 1743, aged 16, and was a Scholar there in 1745. He was awarded B.A. (1747), M.A. and Fellow (1750), B.D. (1759), and D.D. (1762).

Academic career

He was Donegall Lecturer in Mathematics (1762–1764), and then became the second Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics (1764–1795). He was also a Librarian, was appointed Vice-Provost in 1782, and served as Provost from 1795 until his death.Richard Murray.
Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 25 July 2016. He is perhaps best remembered for his book ''Artis logicæ compendium'' (S. Hooper, 1773), "In usum juventutis collegii Dubliniensis", which was translated in 1852 by John Walker as
Murray's Compendium of Logic
'.

References

1720s births 1799 deaths Donegall Lecturers of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin 18th-century Irish mathematicians Scholars and academics from County Down Provosts of Trinity College Dublin Year of birth uncertain Scientists from County Down {{europe-mathematician-stub