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James MacCullagh

Irish mathematician (1809–1847)
Person human Q778582

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
1809
Date of death
October 24, 1847
Place of birth
Strabane, Lower Landahussy[7]
Place of death
Dublin
Country of citizenship
Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11]
Occupation
mathematician, physicist
Employer
Trinity College, Dublin[12]
Educated at
Trinity College, Dublin[13]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, Cunningham Medal[15][16][17]
Notable work
Formule de MacCullagh[14]
Father
unknown MacCullagh[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Described by source
Svensk uppslagsbok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[24][25][26][27][28]
Family name
Category:MacCullagh (surname)[21]
Given name
James[22]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[31]
Manner of death
suicide[23]
Member of
Royal Society, Royal Irish Academy[18][19]
Name in native language
James MacCullagh[30]
Place of burial
Badoney Manse[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en James MacCullagh en James McCullagh fa جیمز مک کاللا ja ジェームズ・マッカラー ru Джеймс Мак-Куллах uk Джеймс Маккуллаг uk Джеймс Мак-Куллаг zh 詹姆斯·麦古拉 zh-hant 詹姆斯·麥古拉
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000083422946
VIAF cluster ID
309.7M (23.8M–315.6M, n=3)
Library of Congress authority ID
n92112003
GND ID
105521965X, 1303299380
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James MacCullagh.png ↗
BHL creator ID
16085
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02412564
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
MLH842J
CiNii Research ID
1140000791835664256
De Agostini ID
MacCullagh,+James
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
005635
Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
960
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FAST ID
313075
Freebase ID
/m/04mgck
IdRef ID
085101494
Knowledge Graph for Irish History person ID
person/MacCullagh_James_c19/v131bvs
MR Author ID
226078
MacTutor biography ID
MacCullagh
Museo Galileo authority ID
42470
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10742676
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000075805, vtls000245670
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812362712705606
National Virtual Library of India ID
493332
Open Library ID
OL2547715A
Open Plaques subject ID
3596
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
17409
The Peerage person ID
p31825.htm#i318243
Treccani ID
james-mccullagh
UK National Archives ID
F60316
Unz Review author ID
MaccullaghJames
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10125751
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/123965
WikiTree person ID
McCullagh-408
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw4Gf3BCd8tvtbgtJDwmd
Yale LUX ID
person/4c06b300-a30a-44e1-b4c0-370526ccba1c
ZbMATH author ID
maccullagh.james

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Copley Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society, Cunningham Medal
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Svensk uppslagsbok
Member of 2
Royal Society, Royal Irish Academy
Occupation 2
mathematician, physicist
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
Trinity College, Dublin
Employer 1
Trinity College, Dublin
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death 1
suicide
Place of birth 1
Strabane
Place of death 1
Dublin
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Copley Medal
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Summary

James MacCullagh was born in 1809[1] in Strabane[2]. He died on October 24, 1847[3], in Dublin[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and physicist[6].

FAQs

Where was James MacCullagh born?

James MacCullagh was born in Strabane[2].

Where did James MacCullagh die?

James MacCullagh died in Dublin[4].

Who were James MacCullagh's parents?

James MacCullagh's father was unknown MacCullagh[9].

What did James MacCullagh do for work?

James MacCullagh worked as a mathematician[5] and physicist[6].

Where did James MacCullagh go to school?

James MacCullagh was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[13].

What awards did James MacCullagh receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Copley Medal[16], and Cunningham Medal[17].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . jstor.org. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . docs.google.com. Retrieved . docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ria.ie. Retrieved . ria.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . tcd.ie. Retrieved . tcd.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . tcd.ie. Retrieved . tcd.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Knowledge Graph for Irish History person ID → person/MacCullagh_James_c19/v131bvs
    Unz Review author ID → MaccullaghJames
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  2. 16w ago · PKalnai · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, Cunningham Medal
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    Given name → James
    Member of → —
    Country of citizenship → Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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