Mr John Tyndall, Co. Carlow, Ireland - 1893
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DEATH OF TYNDALL.
LONDON, December 5.
The death is announced of Professor John Tyndall LL.D., aged 73.
Born in Carlow, Ireland, and educated in a State school,
Tyndall was first employed as an assistant engineer. In
1847 he became a teacher in a Hampshire Technical College,
and having studied chemistry he went to Germany, where he
prosecuted his re searches under Magnus. He was made an
F.R.S. in 1852, and in 1853 was appointed Professor of
Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution, a position he
held till a year or two ago. In 1866 he relieved Faraday at
Trinity House. He visited America in 1872 on a lecturing
tour, and devoted the proceeds, 23,000 dollars, to the
endowment of scientific scholarships in Harvard and
Columbia colleges. He wrote voluminously on heat, light,
electricity, and kindred subjects, and in 1874 delivered
the famous Belfast address ay president of the British
Association.
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931)
Wednesday 6 December 1893 p 5 Article