Full name John Frederick Adair | Name John Adair | |
Born 20 January 1852 ( 1852-01-20 ) Dublin, Ireland Died 1 April 1913(1913-04-01) (aged 61)Dublin, Ireland Role Occasional wicket-keeper Last First-class 27 May 1875 Cambridge University v MCC | ||
John Frederick Adair (20 January 1852 – 1 April 1913) was an Irish mathematician and physicist who taught in England and Australia. He was a keen cricketer who played first class cricket for Cambridge University in 1875.
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Life and career
Adair was born at St Stephen's Green, Dublin, the son of John Adair, lawyer of Dublin.
He studied at Trinity College Dublin being scholar in 1871 and being awarded BA in mathematics in 1873.
In 1874 he was admitted at Pembroke College, Cambridge where he became a scholar and was awarded BA in mathematics (7th Wrangler) in 1878.
From 1878-1879 he was an assistant master at Derby School.
From 1887 to 1890 he was demonstrator in physics at the University of Sydney.
Adair died at Ballsbridge, County Dublin, Ireland at the age of 61.
Cricket
Adair played cricket for Trinity College, Dublin between 1870 and 1874. While at Derby school he played one cricket match for Derbyshire against their Colts. He also played for I Zingari. In 1874 he was admitted at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and while at Cambridge played one cricket match for Cambridge University and one against the University for an England XI led by WG Grace. In 1883 Adair played cricket for Ireland.