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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001289b.htm person McLaren Samuel Bruce AACR2 16 August 1876 13 August 1916 Place of Birth Yedo, Japan Place of Death Abbeville, France Mathematician Physicist Samuel McLaren taught mathematics at many of England's leading Universities and was Chair of Mathematics at University College from 1913. His main area of interest was mathematical physics and he wrote widely on the subject. McLaren joined the Royal Engineers when World War I broke out and was sent to France. He was injured during a bomb clearing mission and died of his injuries shortly afterwards. 1886 1886 Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne) with his parents 1897 1897 Education - Bachelor of Art with Honours (BA (Hons)), University of Melbourne 1900 1900 Education - Bachelor of Art with Honours (BA (Hons)), Trinity College, Cambridge, UK 1901 1901 Award - Isaac Newton studentship in astronomy and physical optics 1904 1906 Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics at University College in Bristol, UK 1906 1913 Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics at Birmingham University, UK 1913 Career position - Chair in Mathematics at University College in Reading, UK 1913 1913 Award - Co-recipient of the Cambridge Adams Prize Holmes, Andrew Bruce (1943 - )

Samuel was great uncle to Andrew

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 'McLaren, Samuel Bruce', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McLaren, Samuel Bruce Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Samuel Bruce McLaren Anderson, Fay Samuel Bruce McLaren 1999 Australasian Science 20 2 46 Book Section: McLaren, Samuel Bruce (1876-1916), mathematician and mathematical physicist Cross, J. J. McLaren, Samuel Bruce (1876-1916), mathematician and mathematical physicist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 325 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949