Name William Macaulay | Died November 28, 1936 | |
William Herrick Macaulay (November 16, 1853 – November 28, 1936) was a British mathematician, Fellow and Vice-Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and close friend of Karl Pearson. [1] He also corresponded with John Maynard Keynes [2]
He was born in Hodnet, Shropshire and died in Clent. George Campbell Macaulay was his brother. He is known for his work in engineering and proposed a mechanical technique for the structural analysis
He received a B.A. from Durham University (1874) and an M.A. from Cambridge (1877). He worked in a granite quarry company. [3]
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