Sir William Davidson Niven

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Sir William Davidson Niven was a Scottish mathematician and physicist best known for editing and promoting the works of James Clerk Maxwell and for his contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf academic
editor
mathematician
person
physicist
areaOfInfluence British mathematical education
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 19th century
20th century
contributedTo development of mathematical curricula
dissemination of James Clerk Maxwell’s theories
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
editedWorkOf James Clerk Maxwell NERFINISHED
familyName Niven NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork mathematical education
mathematics
physics
fullName William Davidson Niven NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName William
hasAcademicDiscipline applied mathematics
theoretical physics
honorificPrefix Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
middleName Davidson NERFINISHED
nationality Scottish
notableFor contributions to mathematical education in the early 20th century
contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th century
editing the works of James Clerk Maxwell
promoting the work of James Clerk Maxwell
occupation mathematician
physicist
university teacher
placeOfOrigin Scotland NERFINISHED
role editor of scientific texts
promoter of Maxwell’s collected works

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Aberdeen Grammar School hasNotableAlumnus Sir William Davidson Niven