Horace Lamb
English mathematician (*1849 – †1934)
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27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- November 27, 1849, November 29, 1849[8]
- Date of death
- December 4, 1934
- Place of birth
- Stockport
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom[15]
- Occupation
- mathematician, physicist, university teacher
- Employer
- Victoria University of Manchester, University of Cambridge, University of Adelaide, Trinity College[22][23][24][25]
- Field of work
- mathematics, applied mathematics, physics, hydrodynamics, quantum electrodynamics[16][17][18][19][20]
- Educated at
- Trinity College, Stockport Grammar School, University of Cambridge, Victoria University of Manchester[26][27][28][29]
- Award received
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, Royal Medal, De Morgan Medal, Smith's Prize[39][40][41][42][43]
- Notable work
- A treatise on the mathematical theory of the motion of fluids, Hydrodynamics, Vector de Lamb, Lamb–Oseen vortex, Lamb–Chaplygin dipole, Lamb waves[33][34][35][36][37][38]
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Mary Foot[10]
- Doctoral advisor
- Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, James Clerk Maxwell[30][31]
- Student of
- Thomas Barker, Henry Martyn Taylor[52][53]
- Contributed to creative work
- Dictionary of National Biography, Popular Science
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Member of
- Royal Society of London, University of Adelaide Council, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[44][45][46][47]
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- Place of burial
- Ascension Parish Burial Ground[9]
- Professorship
- Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics[51]
- Student
- Lorna Swain[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Horace Lamb
en Sir Horace Lamb
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fa هوراس لمب
he הוראס לאמב
ja ホーレス・ラム
ko 호러스 램
ru Лэмб Г.
ru Гораций Лэмб
ru Лэмб Гораций
ru Лэмб, Гораций
uk Sir Horace Lamb
uk Горацій Ламб
uk Горацій Лемб
uk Сер Горацій Лемб
zh 贺拉斯·兰姆
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- n81066826
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- 116652152
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- alvin-person:25101
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- 12419113
- Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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- lamb-sir-horace-3982
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- 16130
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- 90161586
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- 123649955
- Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
- 1935.0003
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- 38348387
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- 25428
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- P000554b
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
- 1DMDqi
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- 58374
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- biography/Horace-Lamb
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- 74324
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- 116652152
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- I9126
- Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
- 5775
- Libraries Australia ID
- 35787351
- MR Author ID
- 359628
- MacTutor biography ID
- Lamb
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 123331
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- 42456
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- DA00784487
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- A003490965
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- AQ1V001934
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- 1153
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- Neckartenzlingen
- The Peerage person ID
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- UK National Archives ID
- F51642
- WBIS ID
- B102694
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- tm3rjart
- WikiTree person ID
- Lamb-6308
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- E39PBJwCYycR6BgHBQwXpQHQv3
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- ZbMATH author ID
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Summary
Horace Lamb was born on November 27, 1849[1], in Stockport[2]. He died on December 4, 1934[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Horace Lamb include Lamb waves[55], a physical theory[56] and Lamb[57], a lunar crater[58].
Why It Matters
Horace Lamb has been cited as an influence by Arthur Eddington[59], an astronomer[60], 1882–1944[61], of United Kingdom[62], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[63], specialised in astrophysics[64].
Entities named for him include Lamb waves[55], a physical theory[56] and Lamb[57], a lunar crater[58].
FAQs
Where was Horace Lamb born?
Horace Lamb was born in Stockport[2].
Where did Horace Lamb die?
Horace Lamb died in Cambridge[4].
Who was Horace Lamb married to?
Horace Lamb's spouses include Elizabeth Mary Foot[10].
What did Horace Lamb do for work?
Horace Lamb worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Horace Lamb go to school?
Horace Lamb was educated at Trinity College[26], Stockport Grammar School[27], University of Cambridge[28], and Victoria University of Manchester[29].
What awards did Horace Lamb receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[39], Copley Medal[40], Royal Medal[41], and De Morgan Medal[42].
Who did Horace Lamb influence?
Horace Lamb has been cited as an influence by Arthur Eddington[59].