About Alexander G. Burgess
Lived 1873 – 1932 (aged 58–59). Alexander G. Burgess was a mathematician.
Alexander G. Burgess (24 December 1872 – 29 March 1932) was a Scottish mathematician. He served as president of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. He is noted for his work on Tripolar Co-ordinates.
Biography He was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire in southern Scotland in 1872.
He attended Wishaw Academy and then George Watson's College in Edinburgh. In 1890 he won a bursary allowing him to study mathematics and natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh receiving an MA degree in 1894. He studied under Professor George Chrystal.
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(1873 – 1932) Scottish mathematician
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Alexander G. Burgess was born in 1873 in Wishaw.
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Alexander G. Burgess died on 29 March 1932 in Rothesay.
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Alexander G. Burgess was a mathematician.
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