William John Greenstreet

William John Greenstreet
Born (1861-08-18)August 18, 1861
Shorncliffe Army Camp, Folkestone, Kent
Died June 28, 1930(1930-06-28) (aged 68)
Burghfield Common, West Berkshire
Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge
Spouse(s) Ethel de Medina Spender
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions Marling School

William John Greenstreet (1861–1930) was an English mathematician who was editor of The Mathematical Gazette for more than thirty years.[1]

Life and work

Greenstreet was son of a Royal Artillery's Sergeant. He was educated at Southwark and he entered St John's College, Cambridge in 1879, graduating there in 1883. Then he was mathematics professor in diferent schools in Framlingham, East Riding and Cardiff before he became Head Master at Marling School in 1891. In 1910 he retired to Burghfield Common with the intention of devoting to literary work.[2]

Greenstreet was founding member of the Mathematical Association and he started the Association's Library given a large collection of books.[3]

References

Bibliography

  • Goodstein, R.L. (1974). "The Mathematical Association Library at the University of Leicester". The British Journal for the History of Science. 7 (1): 100–103. doi:10.1017/S0007087400013066. ISSN 0007-0874.
  • Macaulay, I.F.S.; Neville, E.H.; Pendlebury, C.; Spender, J.A.; Anderson, W.C.F. (1930). "Obituary: W. J. Greenstreet". The Mathematical Gazette. 15 (209): 181–186. ISSN 0025-5572.
  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "William John Greenstreet", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews .
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