James Cassels


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Born
10 November 1891
Ayr, Scotland
Died
1980
Ayr, Scotland

Summary
James Cassels graduated from Edinburgh University and became a teacher at Ayr Academy.

Biography

James Cassels' father was Reginald Bulkeley Cassels (born 1865) and his mother was Margaret Gibson (born 1864). He was brought up in Ayr, where he lived at 43 Hawkhill Avenue. He attended Russell Street School for about 10 years, then went to Ayr Academy in 1907. In 1910 he passed Lower Latin and Analytical Geometry in the Scottish Leaving Certificate examinations, and Mathematics, English, and French at Higher level. After having passed the University of Edinburgh Preliminary Examination he first matriculated at the university in October 1910.

At Edinburgh University Cassels studied Ordinary Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Chemistry in session 1910-11; Ordinary Logic, Intermediate Honours Mathematics and Experimental Physics in 1911-12; Intermediate Honours Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy (Dynamics and Thermodynamics), Advanced Mathematics, and Experimental Physics in session 1912-13; Honours Advanced Mathematics, Function Theory, Electrostatics, Dynamics (Advanced), and Experimental Physics (Advanced) in session 1913-14. He was awarded an M.A. with Second Class Honours in Mathematics and a B.Sc. (Pure) in 1914.

He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 8 April 1918 and served a short service to the end of hostilities. At the time of his marriage on 29 May 1918 to Elizabeth Neil Connell (1892-1976) he was aboard HMS Defiance. His last ship was HMS Benbow (an Iron Duke class battleship).

Cassels became a school teacher, teaching mathematics at The Academy, Ayr. He joined the Edinburgh Mathematical Society in January 1927.



References (show)

  1. Biographical Index of Staff and Alumni (University of Edinburgh).
  2. Graduates in Arts, 1884-1925 (University of Edinburgh).
  3. Graduates in Arts (University of Edinburgh).

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Written by J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
Last Update November 2007