Bartholomew Lloyd | |
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27th Provost of Trinity College Dublin | |
In office 1 August 1831 – 30 July 1837 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Kyle |
Succeeded by | Franc Sadleir |
Personal details | |
Born | New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland | 5 February 1772
Died | 24 November 1837 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 65)
Resting place | Trinity College Chapel |
Spouse | Eleanor McLaughlin (m. 1789) |
Children | 10, including Humphrey |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (B.A., 1796; M.A., 1796; B.D., 1805; D.D., 1808) |
Bartholomew Lloyd (5 February 1772 – 24 November 1837) was an Irish mathematician and academic who served as the 27th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1731 to 1737. His entire career was spent at Trinity College Dublin. As Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics there, he promoted significant curricular reforms, including the introduction of the teaching of calculus.