George Salmon

George Salmon
32nd Provost of Trinity College Dublin
In office
1 June 1888 – 22 January 1904
Preceded byJohn Hewitt Jellett
Succeeded byAnthony Traill
Personal details
Born(1819-09-25)25 September 1819
Cork, Ireland
Died22 January 1904(1904-01-22) (aged 84)
Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeMount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Spouse
Frances Anne Salvador
(m. 1844)
Alma materTrinity College Dublin (B.A., 1839)
Awards

George Salmon FBA FRS FRSE (25 September 1819 – 22 January 1904) was a distinguished and influential Irish mathematician and Anglican theologian. After working in algebraic geometry for two decades, Salmon devoted the last forty years of his life to theology. His entire career was spent at Trinity College Dublin, having served as the 32nd Provost of the university from 1888 to 1904.