Humphrey Lloyd | |
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| 30th Provost of Trinity College Dublin | |
| In office 24 February 1867 – 17 January 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Richard MacDonnell |
| Succeeded by | John Hewitt Jellett |
| President of the Royal Irish Academy | |
| In office 11 June 1846 – 21 May 1851 | |
| Preceded by | William Rowan Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Romney Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1800 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 17 January 1881 (aged 80) Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse |
Dorothea Bulwer (m. 1840) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (B.A., M.A., D.D.) |
| Known for | Lloyd's mirror |
| Awards | FRS (1836) Cunningham Medal (1862) Pour le Mérite (1874) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Trinity College Dublin |
Humphrey Lloyd FRS FRSE PRIA (16 April 1800 – 17 January 1881) was an Irish physicist and academic who served as the 30th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1867 to 1881. He was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin from 1831 to 1843. Lloyd is known for experimentally verifying conical refraction, a theoretical prediction made by William Rowan Hamilton about the way light is bent when travelling through a biaxial crystal. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and President of both the British Association and the Royal Irish Academy.[1][2]
- ^ Mollan, Charles (1995). The Mind and the Hand – Instruments of Science 1685 – 1932. Trinity College Dublin. ISBN 1-898706-03-4.
- ^ "Humphrey Lloyd". Trinity College Dublin. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2010.