James Ivory (mathematician)

James Ivory
Born17 February 1765
Dundee, Scotland[1] UK
Died21 September 1842
London, England[1]
Alma materDundee Academy[1]
University of St Andrews[1]
Edinburgh University[1]
Parents
AwardsCopley Medal (1814)
Royal Medal (1826, 1839)
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
theology

James Ivory, FRS FRSE KH LLD (17 February 1765 – 21 September 1842) was a British mathematician. He proposed Ivory's theorem.

  1. ^ a b c d e O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F. "James Ivory". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.