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| Robb, Alfred Arthur. Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 14, 1894. [Youngest] s. of John, warehouseman, of [Lisnabreeny House], Belfast (and Rachel McCreedy). B. there, Jan. 18, 1873. School, Belfast Royal Academical Institution (Dr C. Sheldon) and Queen's College, Belfast. Matric. Michs. 1894; B.A. 1897; M.A. 1901; Sc.D., 1920. Ph.D., Göottingen University; Hon. D.Sc., Belfast. F.R.S., 1921. Did much research work in Mathematics, and Physics at Cambridge. Adm. a Member of Emmanuel, June 1923. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Service Sanitaire, French Army; French Croix de Guerre). Author, A Theory of Time and Space; The Absolute Relations of Time and Space; Geometry of Time and Space. Died, unmarried, Dec. 14, 1936, at Newtonbreda, Belfast. (Univ. War List; Who was Who; The Times, Dec. 16, 1926.) | Alfred Arthur ROBB Approx. lifespan: 1873–1971 pens. St John's College adm1894:04:14 Youngest s. of John ROBB, warehouseman, of [Lisnabreeny House] Belfast, [ Ireland ] (and Rachel McCreedy) b. there 1873:01:18 School, Belfast Sch: Royal Academical Institution, [ Ireland ] ( Dr C. SHELDON ) and Sch: Queen's College Belfast, [ Ireland ], Matric 1894:10MT: BA 1897 MA 1901 ScD 1920 PhD, Göttingen University, [ Germany ] Hon. DSc Belfast, [ Ireland ] FRS 1921 Did much research work in Mathematics, and Physics CB [ Cambridgeshire ] Adm. a Member of: Emmanuel 1923:06 served in the Great War: 1914-19 Service Sanitaire, French Army ; French Croix de Guerre) Publ.: A Theory of Time and Space; The Absolute Relations of Time and Space; Geometry of Time and Space d., unmarried 1936:12:14,at Newtonbreda, Belfast, [ Ireland ] ( University War List; Who was Who; The Times 1926:12:16) |