Macfarlane, Alexander, 1851-1913

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Alexander Macfarlane (1851-1913), a Scottish-born professor of mathematics and physics, was a faculty member of the Department of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin from 1885-1894. He later went on to teach at Lehigh University from 1895 to 1908, where wrote a number of works on quaterions, vector analysis, and British mathematicians.

From the guide to the Alexander Macfarlane Collection, 2006-183., 1900-2006, (Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

From the description of Macfarlane, Alexander, collection, 1900-2006. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 73829178

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creatorOf Macfarlane, Alexander, 1851-1913. Macfarlane, Alexander, collection, 1900-2006. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Kelland, Philip, 1808-1879. [Lecture notes, University of Edinburgh] Algebra / [lecture given by] Professor Philip Kelland ; [notes taken by Alexander Macfarlane]. University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Library (JPL)
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Quaterions
Vector analysis
Vector spaces
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Birth 1851-04-21

Death 1913-08-28

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