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| Born | Herbert Westren Turnbull (1885-08-31)31 August 1885 Tettenhall,Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 4 May 1961(1961-05-04) (aged 75) |
| Awards | Smith's Prize(1909) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
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| Institutions | University of St Andrews |
| Doctoral students | Walter Ledermann[2] |
Herbert Westren Turnbull (31 August 1885 – 4 May 1961) was an English mathematician.[1][2][3] From 1921 to 1950 he wasRegius Professor of Mathematics at theUniversity of St Andrews.[4]
He was born in theTettenhall district, on the outskirts ofWolverhampton on 31 August 1885, the eldest of five sons of William Peveril Turnbull, HM Inspector of Schools. He was educated atSheffield Grammar School then studied Mathematics atCambridge University graduating MA.[5]
After serving as lecturer at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge (1909), the University of Liverpool (1910), and the University of Hong Kong (1912), Turnbull became master at St. Stephen's College in Hong Kong (1911–15), and warden of the University Hostel (1913–15). He was a Fellow atSt John's College, Oxford (1919–26), and from 1921 held a chair of mathematics at theUniversity of St Andrews.
In 1922, he was elected a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers wereArthur Crichton Mitchell, SirEdmund Taylor Whittaker,Cargill Gilston Knott, andHerbert Stanley Allen. He won the Society'sKeith Prize for 1923-25 and theGunning Victoria Jubilee Prize for 1940–1944. In 1932, he was elected aFellow of the Royal Society.[6]
He was a keen mountain climber and served as President of theScottish Mountaineering Club from 1948 to 1950.
He retired in 1950 and died atGrasmere in theLake District on 4 May 1961.
In 1911, he married Ella Drummond Williamson, daughter of Canon H. D. Williamson. They had one daughter.[7]
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