Edward Walker (mathematician)
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Bornc. 1820
Gestingthorpe, Essex, UK
Died2 March 1893
Shepherd's Bush, London
AlmamaterTrinity College, Cambridge
AwardsAdams Prize (1865)[1]
Edward Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1820 Gestingthorpe, Essex, UK |
| Died | 2 March 1893 Shepherd's Bush, London |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Adams Prize (1865)[1] |
Edward Walker FRS (c. 1820 – 2 March 1893) was an English applied mathematician and theoretical physicist.[2]
He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with B.A. (8th Wrangler) in 1844 and M.A. in 1847. At Trinity College he was a Fellow in 1845 and an assistant Tutor in 1846–1847. He won the Adams Prize in 1865 and was elected F.R.S. on 3 June 1869.[3] He was called to the bar at Inner Temple on 17 November 1868.[2]
On 30 September 1847 he married Anne Whinfield at St. James's Church, Norlands, Bayswater.[4] The marriage produced several children.
