# Alexander Macfarlane

> British mathematician and physicist (1851–1913)

**Wikidata**: [Q4719500](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719500)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Macfarlane)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/alexander-macfarlane

## Summary

Alexander Macfarlane was born on April 21, 1851, in Blairgowrie and Rattray [1][2][3][4] and died on August 28, 1913, in Chatham [1][2][3][4]. He was a mathematician, physicist, and philosopher  who received his education at the University of Edinburgh [4]. His professional career included positions at the University of St Andrews (1880–1881), the University of Edinburgh (1881–1884), the University of Texas at Austin (1885–1894), and Lehigh University (1895–1908) [4].He was influenced by William Rowan Hamilton  and held several notable affiliations, including membership in the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Academia pro Interlingua, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the Circolo Matematico di Palermo [4]. He was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Michigan [4]. From 1909 until his death, he served as chairperson .Alexander Macfarlane was buried at Maple Leaf Cemetery [5].


## References

1. [The Michigan Alumnus](https://books.google.com/books?id=RxPiAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA50&pg=PA50)
2. Integrated Authority File
3. BnF authorities
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. data.bibliotheken.nl
6. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
7. Find a Grave
8. International Standard Name Identifier
9. CiNii Research
10. [Source](https://doi.org/10.2307/2971573)
11. SNAC
12. Treccani's Enciclopedia on line