Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
University of Strathclyde | Department of Mathematics
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College | Department of Mathematics (c 1890-1912)
- Royal Technical College, Glasgow | Department of Mathematics (1912-1956)
- Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow | Department of Mathematics (1956-1964)
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Description area
Dates of existence
Founded c 1890
History
The Department of Mathematics had its origins in 1825 with the appointment at Anderson's Institution (antecedent of the University of Strathclyde) of the institution's first permanent professor of mathematics. It was not until around 1890, however, that the department itself formally came into existence.
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Relationships area
Related entity
Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow (1887-1964)
Identifier of related entity
C0065
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
The Department of Mathematics originated as the Department of Mathematics at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (which later became the Royal College of Science and Technology).
Related entity
University of Strathclyde (1964 to date)
Identifier of related entity
C0047
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Newby, John C., fl. 1972, mathematician
Identifier of related entity
P0101
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
c. 1966 - 1999
Description of relationship
Newby was a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
C0303
Institution identifier
GB 249
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
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Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created by Victoria Peters, October 2011.
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Sources
D.C. Pack, A Short History of the Department of Mathematics.