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Philip Kelland

Philip Kelland
Kelland, circa 1870
Born17 October 1808
Dunster, Somerset, England
Died8 May 1879 (1879-05-09) (aged 70)
Allen, Stirlingshire, Scotland
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Known forResearch on water waves
Development of education in Scotland
AwardsSmith's Prize (1834)
Keith Prize (1849–51)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
Academic advisorsWilliam Hopkins
Kelland's house at 20 Clarendon Crescent, Edinburgh (centre)

Philip Kelland PRSE FRS (17 October 1808 – 8 May 1879[1]) was an English mathematician. He was known mainly for his great influence on the development of education in Scotland.[2]

  1. ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Philip Kelland", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews

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