Edward Blades

Edward Blades was a Scottish mathematician and teacher. He later became the West Lothian Director of Education and was awarded an OBE for army education services during the Second World War.

Early life and education Edward Blades was the youngest child of Daniel and Janet Blades on 6 March 1875 in Armadale Scotland. His father was a blacksmith. He attended Armadale Public School, where he later taught as a pupil teacher.

Career Blades was the junior lecturer in Mathematics and Science and Geography assistant at Moray House Training College. He also lectured honours Geology at Heriot-Watt College. He then became the head of George Watson's Ladies' College mathematics department. In 1905 he joined the Edinburgh Mathematical Society.

Blades died in an Edinburgh nursing home on 21 November 1953.