Arthur W. Conway
Arthur W. Conway | |
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Conway (front row 5th from left) and Valera (4th from left) at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in 1942 | |
| Born | 2 October 1875 Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | 11 July 1950 (aged 74) |
| Education | St Peter's College, Wexford |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin Royal University of Ireland (BA, MA) Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Known for | Relativity |
| Spouse |
Agnes Bingham (m. 1903) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1915) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Mathematical physics |
| Institutions | University College Dublin Maynooth College Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |
| Doctoral advisor | Augustus Love |
| Notable students | Éamon de Valera |
Arthur William Conway FRS PRIA (2 October 1875 – 11 July 1950) was a distinguished Irish mathematician and mathematical physicist who wrote one of the first books on relativity and co-edited two volumes of William Rowan Hamilton's collected works. He also served as President of University College Dublin between 1940 and 1947.