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Humphrey Lloyd
Times obituary
THE PROVOST OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.
Our Dublin Correspondent telegraphed last night:
"The University of Dublin mourns today the death of its venerable and revered Provost, the Rev. Humphrey Lloyd, D.D. For some days he had been very ill, and at his advanced age of nearly 82 years there was little hope of his ultimate recovery, although he seemed to rally, and until yesterday the reports of his physicians were more favorable. On Saturday night, however, a change for the worse set in, and yesterday morning his immediate relatives were three assembled to take a last farewell, but he was unable to recognize them and showed but little sign of consciousness during the day. At half-past 11 o'clock this morning he passed peacefully away. The tidings of his death spread quickly through the college and produced a deep feeling of regret. A class was engaged in one of the usual term examinations in the Examination Hall and Vestibule Hall when the senior lecturer entered, and in a few touching words announced the sad event. He said it was impossible that the examination should be continued, but the last thing that their deceased provost wished was that anybody should suffer injustice from any circumstance connected with him. Accordingly, he would consider that all the students who had presented themselves for examination had succeeded in passing, and he dismissed the class. The students retired from the hall in silence.
"Dr. Lloyd was appointed provost in the year 1867 by the Government of Mr. Disraeli. He was designated for the position by the all but unanimous voice of the college and with an expression of sympathetic interest on the part of the English Universities, which was unprecedented. A strong desire existed on the part of the late Lord Mayo to appoint to the Provostship the late Dr. Todd, who was also a Senior Fellow, equally learned and eminent, and his personal friend; but the expression of academic and public feeling was too strong to be resisted, and the Government gracefully yielded to it in selecting Dr. Lloyd. His administration of the office has not disappointed the high expectations indulged in by his many friends He was an enlightened reformer and, notwithstanding his age, so far beyond the allotted span of life, he was always active and zealous in promoting measures likely to conduce to the higher character and wider usefulness of the institution. His mind was entirely divested of any narrow sectarian prejudices and he was one of the most earnest advocates of the liberal policy pursued for many years in the University. The progressive stages of that policy have been marked by the creation of Roman Catholic scholarships, the removal of disabilities affecting Dissenters, and finally the establishment of perfect religious equality and the admission of members of every religious denomination to a share in all the honors, privileges, and emoluments of the University, without reservation or exception. Dr. Lloyd was beloved by the students as well as the heads and teaching staff. His rule was that of personal kindness and the influence of the highest moral qualities rather than the rigid assertion of authority. His strict impartiality and gentle dignity, as well as considerate sympathy, exercised a dominion more powerful than fear, and under his mild but firm regime the discipline of Trinity College, Dublin, has been well maintained, while he immediately became more prosperous and more popular. Dr. Lloyd's University career was distinguished, and his attainments in the field of scientific knowledge were widely known and highly valued. He obtained a Fellowship in 1824, being then in his 26th year; in December, 1831, he was elected Professor of Natural Philosophy; and in September, 1843, after an honorable service of 19 years as a Junior Fellow, he was elected Senior Fellow; and in August, 1862, became by seniority Vice-Provost. The following is a list of his published works: Treatise on Light and Vision, London, 1831; Elements of Optics, Dublin, 1849; Elementary Treatise on the Wave Theory of Light, third edition, 1874; Account of the Magnetical Observatory of Dublin and of the Instruments and Methods of Observation employed there,' Dublin, 1842; Treatise on Magnetism, General and Terrestrial, London, 1874; Miscellaneous Papers connected with Physical Science, reprinted from the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, the Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, &c.,' London, 1877; A Treatise on the Climate of Ireland, which attracted so much notice; Tract on the Power of Keys, Dublin, 1873; An Inquiry into the Lawfulness of complying with the Rule of the National Board relative to Religious Instruction, Dublin, 1860; The University of Dublin in its relation to the several Catholic Communions, Dublin, 1868; and other pamphlets relating to the University and to the Church of Ireland. He was also editor of the Dublin Magnetical and Meteorological Observations, 2 vols., quarto, Dublin, 1865 to 1869. He was one of the Commissioners for the Regulation of Endowed Schools and took an active part in promoting the higher education of females and other educational movements. The death of the Provost followed within a few days of that of his sister."
We give the following additional facts regarding Dr. Lloyd's career:
Humphrey Lloyd, the eldest son of the Rev. Bartholomew Lloyd, was born in Dublin in 1800 and was consequently 81 years old. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1815, was elected scholar in 1818, took his degree in 1820, winning the gold medal for science, and was elected a Fellow and Tutor in 1824. He resigned the tutorship in 1831, being chosen Professor of Natural Philosophy Professor Lloyd's tenure in this chair was rendered memorable by his investigation of the laws of refraction in bisexal crystals, in the course of which he established theoretically, as well as by experiment, the law of polarization in the emergent cone, and by the foundation by the Board of Trinity College at his suggestion of a magnetic observatory in Dublin, placed under the Professor's direction. In 1838 Professor Lloyd was appointed by the British Association as one of a committee (the other members being Sir John Herschel, Mr. Whewell, and Mr. Peacock) to represent to the Government the scientific importance of sending out a naval expedition to the southern hemisphere to supply the deficiency of our knowledge of terrestrial magnetism and of establishing magnetic observatories at certain points in the British colonies and India. The Royal Society seconded the British Association, and the Government took up the idea, inviting the other principal states of Europe to cooperate. With Colonel Sabine, Professor Lloyd visited Berlin and Göttingen in 1839, at the instance of the Royal Society, to invite the assistance of Humboldt, Gauss, and Kupffer. In addition to this mission, Professor Lloyd undertook the preparation of written instructions for the conduct of the observatories and the instructions of the officers appointed to direct them in the use of the instruments. After holding the chair of Natural Philosophy for 12 years, during which he greatly contributed to the advancement of studies of light and magnetism, Dr. Lloyd resigned it on succeeding to a Senior Fellowship in 1843. Twenty-four years later, he was chosen Provost of Trinity College, an office previously held by his father. Dr. Lloyd was ordained deacon and priest shortly after taking his degree at Trinity College. Owing to his great scientific eminence, Dr. Lloyd was a member of most of the well-known scientific societies. He was an F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh, and an honorary member of the Philosophical Societies of Cambridge and Manchester, and of several of the scientific societies of Europe and America. The Irish Academy awarded him the Cunningham Medal for his researches in light and magnetism; and the British Association chose him for its president at the meeting held at Dublin in 1857. He was a D.D. of Trinity College, an hon. D.C.L. of Oxford (an honour conferred in 1856), and he received in 1874 from the Emperor of Germany the cross of the Prussian Order "Pour le Mérite."
THE PROVOST OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.
Our Dublin Correspondent telegraphed last night:
"The University of Dublin mourns today the death of its venerable and revered Provost, the Rev. Humphrey Lloyd, D.D. For some days he had been very ill, and at his advanced age of nearly 82 years there was little hope of his ultimate recovery, although he seemed to rally, and until yesterday the reports of his physicians were more favorable. On Saturday night, however, a change for the worse set in, and yesterday morning his immediate relatives were three assembled to take a last farewell, but he was unable to recognize them and showed but little sign of consciousness during the day. At half-past 11 o'clock this morning he passed peacefully away. The tidings of his death spread quickly through the college and produced a deep feeling of regret. A class was engaged in one of the usual term examinations in the Examination Hall and Vestibule Hall when the senior lecturer entered, and in a few touching words announced the sad event. He said it was impossible that the examination should be continued, but the last thing that their deceased provost wished was that anybody should suffer injustice from any circumstance connected with him. Accordingly, he would consider that all the students who had presented themselves for examination had succeeded in passing, and he dismissed the class. The students retired from the hall in silence.
"Dr. Lloyd was appointed provost in the year 1867 by the Government of Mr. Disraeli. He was designated for the position by the all but unanimous voice of the college and with an expression of sympathetic interest on the part of the English Universities, which was unprecedented. A strong desire existed on the part of the late Lord Mayo to appoint to the Provostship the late Dr. Todd, who was also a Senior Fellow, equally learned and eminent, and his personal friend; but the expression of academic and public feeling was too strong to be resisted, and the Government gracefully yielded to it in selecting Dr. Lloyd. His administration of the office has not disappointed the high expectations indulged in by his many friends He was an enlightened reformer and, notwithstanding his age, so far beyond the allotted span of life, he was always active and zealous in promoting measures likely to conduce to the higher character and wider usefulness of the institution. His mind was entirely divested of any narrow sectarian prejudices and he was one of the most earnest advocates of the liberal policy pursued for many years in the University. The progressive stages of that policy have been marked by the creation of Roman Catholic scholarships, the removal of disabilities affecting Dissenters, and finally the establishment of perfect religious equality and the admission of members of every religious denomination to a share in all the honors, privileges, and emoluments of the University, without reservation or exception. Dr. Lloyd was beloved by the students as well as the heads and teaching staff. His rule was that of personal kindness and the influence of the highest moral qualities rather than the rigid assertion of authority. His strict impartiality and gentle dignity, as well as considerate sympathy, exercised a dominion more powerful than fear, and under his mild but firm regime the discipline of Trinity College, Dublin, has been well maintained, while he immediately became more prosperous and more popular. Dr. Lloyd's University career was distinguished, and his attainments in the field of scientific knowledge were widely known and highly valued. He obtained a Fellowship in 1824, being then in his 26th year; in December, 1831, he was elected Professor of Natural Philosophy; and in September, 1843, after an honorable service of 19 years as a Junior Fellow, he was elected Senior Fellow; and in August, 1862, became by seniority Vice-Provost. The following is a list of his published works: Treatise on Light and Vision, London, 1831; Elements of Optics, Dublin, 1849; Elementary Treatise on the Wave Theory of Light, third edition, 1874; Account of the Magnetical Observatory of Dublin and of the Instruments and Methods of Observation employed there,' Dublin, 1842; Treatise on Magnetism, General and Terrestrial, London, 1874; Miscellaneous Papers connected with Physical Science, reprinted from the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, the Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, &c.,' London, 1877; A Treatise on the Climate of Ireland, which attracted so much notice; Tract on the Power of Keys, Dublin, 1873; An Inquiry into the Lawfulness of complying with the Rule of the National Board relative to Religious Instruction, Dublin, 1860; The University of Dublin in its relation to the several Catholic Communions, Dublin, 1868; and other pamphlets relating to the University and to the Church of Ireland. He was also editor of the Dublin Magnetical and Meteorological Observations, 2 vols., quarto, Dublin, 1865 to 1869. He was one of the Commissioners for the Regulation of Endowed Schools and took an active part in promoting the higher education of females and other educational movements. The death of the Provost followed within a few days of that of his sister."
We give the following additional facts regarding Dr. Lloyd's career:
Humphrey Lloyd, the eldest son of the Rev. Bartholomew Lloyd, was born in Dublin in 1800 and was consequently 81 years old. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1815, was elected scholar in 1818, took his degree in 1820, winning the gold medal for science, and was elected a Fellow and Tutor in 1824. He resigned the tutorship in 1831, being chosen Professor of Natural Philosophy Professor Lloyd's tenure in this chair was rendered memorable by his investigation of the laws of refraction in bisexal crystals, in the course of which he established theoretically, as well as by experiment, the law of polarization in the emergent cone, and by the foundation by the Board of Trinity College at his suggestion of a magnetic observatory in Dublin, placed under the Professor's direction. In 1838 Professor Lloyd was appointed by the British Association as one of a committee (the other members being Sir John Herschel, Mr. Whewell, and Mr. Peacock) to represent to the Government the scientific importance of sending out a naval expedition to the southern hemisphere to supply the deficiency of our knowledge of terrestrial magnetism and of establishing magnetic observatories at certain points in the British colonies and India. The Royal Society seconded the British Association, and the Government took up the idea, inviting the other principal states of Europe to cooperate. With Colonel Sabine, Professor Lloyd visited Berlin and Göttingen in 1839, at the instance of the Royal Society, to invite the assistance of Humboldt, Gauss, and Kupffer. In addition to this mission, Professor Lloyd undertook the preparation of written instructions for the conduct of the observatories and the instructions of the officers appointed to direct them in the use of the instruments. After holding the chair of Natural Philosophy for 12 years, during which he greatly contributed to the advancement of studies of light and magnetism, Dr. Lloyd resigned it on succeeding to a Senior Fellowship in 1843. Twenty-four years later, he was chosen Provost of Trinity College, an office previously held by his father. Dr. Lloyd was ordained deacon and priest shortly after taking his degree at Trinity College. Owing to his great scientific eminence, Dr. Lloyd was a member of most of the well-known scientific societies. He was an F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh, and an honorary member of the Philosophical Societies of Cambridge and Manchester, and of several of the scientific societies of Europe and America. The Irish Academy awarded him the Cunningham Medal for his researches in light and magnetism; and the British Association chose him for its president at the meeting held at Dublin in 1857. He was a D.D. of Trinity College, an hon. D.C.L. of Oxford (an honour conferred in 1856), and he received in 1874 from the Emperor of Germany the cross of the Prussian Order "Pour le Mérite."
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