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Cayley, Arthur. Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, May 2, 1838. 2nd s. of Henry [Esq.]. B. Aug. 16, 1821, at Richmond, Surrey. School, King's College, London. Matric. Michs. 1838; Scholar, 1840; 1st Smith's Prizeman; B.A. (Senr. Wrangler) 1842; M.A. 1845. Fellow, 1842-52. Tutor, 1843-6. Hon. Fellow, 1872-5; re-elected Fellow, 1875. Hon. Sc.D. 1888. Sadlerian Professor of Mathematics, 1863-95. D.C.L. (Oxford) 1864. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Apr. 20, 1846. Called to the Bar, 1849. Practised as Conveyancer, 1849-63. F.R.S., 1852; Royal medallist, 1859; Copley medallist, 1882. F.R.A.S., 1857; President, 1872-4. President of the British Association, 1883. Received hon. degrees from Edinburgh, Dublin, Göttingen, Heidelberg, Leyden and Bologna. A contributor 'to nearly every subject in the range of pure mathematics'; originated the theory of Invariants and Covariants, etc. Author, A Treatise on Elliptic Functions. Died Jan. 26, 1895, at Cambridge. Brother of the next and father of Henry (1887). (D.N.B.) | Arthur CAYLEY Approx. lifespan: 18211895 Tripos: Trin. Math. 1842star Adm pens. aged 17 Trinity College 1838:05:02 2nd s. of Henry Esq.. CAYLEY b. Richmond, Surrey , 1821:08:16 School Sch: King's College London , Matric 1838:10MT: Scholar 1840 1st Smith's Prizeman; BA Senr. Wrangler 1842 MA 1845 Fellow 1842-52 Tutor: 1843-46 Hon. Fellow 1872-75 re-elected Fellow 1875 Hon. ScD 1888 Sadlerian Professor of Mathematics: 1863-95 DCL Oxford 1864 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1846:04:20 Called to the Bar: 1849 Practised: as Conveyancer 1849-63 FRS 1852 Royal Medal list 1859 Copley Medal list 1882 FRAS 1857 President: 1872-74 President of: : British Association 1883 Received Hon. degrees from Edinburgh, [Scotland], Dublin, [Ireland], , Göttingen [Germany], Heidelberg, [Germany], Leyden, [Holland], and Bologna, [Italy], A contributor 'to nearly every subject in the range of pure mathematics'; originated the theory of Invariants and Covariants, etc. Author, A Treatise on Elliptic Functions d. Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], 1895:01:26 brother of Charles Bagot CAYLEY (1841) father of Henry CAYLEY (1887) ( D.N.B .) [add:]Married 1863:09:08 Susan MOLINE dau. of Robert MOLINE ; she died 1923:05:27 [:add] [add:]Memorial volume with pictures in UA: O.XIV.113[:add] [add:]Busts, by H. Wiles, in Scientific Periodicals Library and Trinity College ; Portraits by Lowes Dickinson and Longmead at Trinity College [:add] [add:]Goodison: CP; 310; Atkinson, 452, 455; J.D. Pickles: Burke P & B [:add] |