Arthur Cayley
English mathematician (1821-1895)
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36 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- August 16, 1821
- Date of death
- January 26, 1895
- Place of birth
- Richmond
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom[15][16]
- Occupation
- mathematician, lawyer, university teacher, barrister
- Field of work
- graph theory, group theory, mathematics[17][18][19]
- Position held
- Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics, chairperson, President of the Royal Astronomical Society[20][21][22]
- Award received
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, Royal Medal, De Morgan Medal, Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University, honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna, Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Honorary doctor of Leiden University, Smith's Prize[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
- Notable work
- Cayley's theorem, Cayley–Hamilton theorem, Cayley–Bacharach theorem, Cayley–Dickson construction, Cayley graph, Cayley plane, Cayley table, Cayley transform, Cayleyan, Cayley–Menger determinant, Cayley–Purser algorithm, Cayley's formula, Cayley's nodal cubic surface, Cayley's ruled cubic surface
- Father
- Henry Cayley[10]
- Mother
- Mary Antonia Doughty[11]
- Spouse
- Susan Moline[12]
- Child
- Henry Cayley, Mary Cayley[13][14]
- Sibling
- Charles Bagot Cayley
- Doctoral advisor
- William Hopkins[29]
- Doctoral student
- H. F. Baker, Andrew Forsyth, Charlotte Scott[56][57][58]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science[59][60]
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, BEIC Digital Library, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886, Men-at-the-Bar, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Different from
- Arthur Caley
- Erdős number
- +3
- Family name
- Cayley
- Given name
- Arthur
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Member of
- Royal Society of London, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Royal Astronomical Society, National Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]
- Name in native language
- Arthur Cayley
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits
- Place of burial
- Mill Road Cemetery[9]
- Relative
- John Cayley
- Residence
- England, Saint Petersburg[61][62]
- Writing language
- English
🏷️ Also known as
en Arthur Cayley
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ar أرثور كايلي
el Άρθουρ Καίϋλη
el Άρθουρ Κέιλι
es A. Cayley
es A Cayley
fa آرتور کیلی
fa ارتور کیلی
he ארתור קיילי
ja アーサー・ケーリー
ja アーサー・ケイリー
ko 아서 케일리
ro Cayley
ru Кейли, Артур
ru Артур Кэйлей
ru Артур Кэйли
ru Артур Кэли
ru Кэйлей
ru Кэйлей Артур
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- 0000000110692133
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- 69046313
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- n90604166
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- 116479531
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- 31370
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- 96572044-83c9-40d3-94ed-6ce9c42b04e5
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- 2086813
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- 252
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- Krugosvet article (archived)
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- Lex ID
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- Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
- 1490
- Libraries Australia ID
- 36057583
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- 238661
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- National Academy of Sciences member ID
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- 4967
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- Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
- NA6944
- Poincaré Papers person ID
- 777
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- Quora topic ID
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- RERO ID (legacy)
- A003085689
- SBN author ID
- AQ1V009266
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 2808
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- Scopus author ID
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- The Peerage person ID
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- Topic's main category
- Category:Arthur Cayley
- Treccani ID
- arthur-cayley
- Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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- Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
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- F71533
- University of Barcelona authority ID
- 981058517568206706
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- a1292946
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- dat2fmfp
- WikiTree person ID
- Cayley-44
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- Yale LUX ID
- person/6c2f6080-1642-4db4-b667-a8bb7d75847d
- ZbMATH author ID
- cayley.arthur
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Summary
Arthur Cayley was born on August 16, 1821[1], in Richmond[2]. He died on January 26, 1895[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], lawyer[6], university teacher[7], and barrister[8].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Arthur Cayley include Cayley–Hamilton theorem[63], Cayley graph[64], Cayley–Menger determinant[65], Cayley's theorem[66], Cayley–Dickson construction[67], Cayley table[68], Cayley's formula[69], and Cayley–Bacharach theorem[70].
Why It Matters
He is credited with the discovery of sedenion[71], a flexible algebra[72] and Pfaffian[73], a mathematical concept[74]. Entities named for him include Cayley–Hamilton theorem[63], Cayley graph[64], Cayley–Menger determinant[65], Cayley's theorem[66], Cayley–Dickson construction[67], and Cayley table[68].
His notable doctoral advisees include Andrew Forsyth[75], a mathematician[76], 1858–1942[77], of United Kingdom[78], awarded the Royal Medal[79]; Charlotte Scott[80], a mathematician[81], 1858–1931[82], of United Kingdom[83]; and H. F. Baker[84], a mathematician[85], 1866–1956[86], of United Kingdom[87], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[88], specialised in partial differential equation[89].
FAQs
Where was Arthur Cayley born?
Arthur Cayley was born in Richmond[2].
Where did Arthur Cayley die?
Arthur Cayley passed away in Cambridge[4].
Who were Arthur Cayley's parents?
Arthur Cayley's father was Henry Cayley[10]. Arthur Cayley's mother was Mary Antonia Doughty[11].
Who was Arthur Cayley married to?
Arthur Cayley's spouses include Susan Moline[12].
What did Arthur Cayley do for work?
Arthur Cayley worked as a mathematician[5], lawyer[6], university teacher[7], and barrister[8].
Where did Arthur Cayley go to school?
Arthur Cayley was educated at King's College School[26], Trinity College[27], and Lincoln's Inn[28].
What awards did Arthur Cayley receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[30], Copley Medal[31], Royal Medal[32], and De Morgan Medal[33].
What did Arthur Cayley discover?
Arthur Cayley is credited as discoverer of sedenion[71] and Pfaffian[73].