, Francis Alexander Tarleton (1841–1920) was an Irish mathematician and author who was Professor of Natural Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) from 1890 to 1902.University Professors of Natural Philosophy Mathematics at TCD 1592–1992 by T. D. SpearmanObituary of F. A. Tarleton Nature, Volume 105, edited by Sir Norman Lockyer A published academic author, he held multiple senior roles at Trinity, qualified as a barrister, and was president of the Royal Irish Academy.
Life and career Tarleton was born in county Monaghan, Ireland and was educated at TCD (Scholar 1860, BA 1861, MA 1865) where he spent his entire career. While at TCD he served as bursar, senior dean, and vice provost, and was awarded an honorary ScD in 1891.Past Senior Deans Trinity College website, February 2019
Tarleton wrote several books on dynamics and the mathematical theory of attraction.An introduction to the mathematical theory of attraction ... University of Michigan Historical Math Collection: Tarleton, Francis Alexander He was active in the posing and solving of mathematical problems in the Educational Times.Mathematical Questions and Solutions from the "Educational Times.", Volume 10
He was called to the bar in 1868, and served as president of the Royal Irish Academy from 1906 to 1911.
Books 1884: An Elementary Treatise on Dynamics, containing applications to thermodynamics, with numerous examples written with Benjamin Williamson, (Longmans, Green, and Co.) 1899: An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Attraction, Vol. I (Longmans, Green, and Co.) 1913: An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Attraction, Vol. II (Longmans, Green, and Co.)
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External links Census Years 1901 Dublin: Tarleton, Francis Alexander The National Archives of Ireland