Английская Википедия:Caleb Cartwright

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Caleb Cartwright (1696? – 25 August 1763) was an Irish academic and clergyman, who was the second Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), serving from 1738–1743.[1]

Life and career

Caleb Cartwright was born in Cork, son of Charles Cartwright. He matriculated at TCD on 7 July 1716 at the age of 19. He received BA (1720), MA (1723) and DD (1735) from that institution. He was elected a Fellow in 1724, served as Donegall Lecturer in Mathematics (1735–1738), was appointed Senior Dean in 1737, and second Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1738–1743). He resigned from TCD in 1743 and spent the rest of his life as a clergyman in the parish of Clonmethan, north Dublin.[2]

References

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  1. Erasmus Smith's professors of Natural and Experimental Philosophy Mathematics at TCD 1592–1992
  2. Burtchaell, G. D., and Sadleir, T. U. (eds), Alumni Dublinensis: A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors and Provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin, 1593–1860 (Dublin, 1935), p. 139