James Clerk Maxwell Mathematical physicist
James Clerk Maxwell is a 48 years old Mathematical physicist from Edinburgh, Scotland. James Clerk Maxwell was born on June 13, 1831 (died on November 05, 1879, he was 48 years old) in Edinburgh, Scotland. His nickname was Clerk Maxwell James.
About
No, he died on 11/05/1879, 144 years ago. He was 48 years old when he died. Cause of death: stomach cancer. He died in Cambridge and buried in Westminster Abbey .
Family
His mother is Frances Cay and his father is John Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie. His mother died at the age of (James was 8 years old). When James born she was 39 years old. and John Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie was 41 years old when James born. His father was a Scottish lawyer.
Parents
Mother: Frances Cay
Father: John Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie
Wife
Katherine Clerk Maxwell
He married with Katherine Clerk Maxwell on Wednesday, June 2nd, 1858. James Clerk Maxwell was 26 years old. Married for 165 years, 10 months.
Awards (6)
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society , awarded Rumford Medal in 1859 , awarded Keith Medal in 1868 , awarded Bakerian Lecture in 1865 , awarded Adams Prize in 1856 ,
Education
He graduated from Peterhouse, Edinburgh Academy, University Of Cambridge, Trinity College and University Of Edinburgh
What was James's zodiac sign?James Clerk Maxwell zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about James Clerk Maxwell
| Alias | Clerk Maxwell James |
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| AlmaMater | University of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge |
| Award | Rumford Medal, Smith's Prize, Keith Medal, Adams Prize |
| Place of death | Cambridge , country: United Kingdom |
| KnownFor | Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, Maxwell's equations, Maxwell's theorem, Displacement current, Maxwell material, Color triangle, Maxwell's demon, Generalized Maxwell model, Maxwell coil, Maxwell's_Wheel |
| Field of work | Mechanics |
| Religion | Christian Socialism |
| Influenced by | Isaac Newton |
| Work location | Aberdeen |
| Name in native language | James Clerk Maxwell |
| Commons Creator page | James Clerk Maxwell |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | Wikipedia:Vital Articles |
| Place of burial | Westminster Abbey |
| Student | John Ambrose Fleming |
| Libris-URI | Rp35618937s9clp |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Cause of death | Stomach Cancer |
| Member of | Royal Society Of Edinburgh |
| Copyright status as a creator | Copyrights On Works Have Expired , applies to jurisdiction: worldwide |
| Doctoral student | George Chrystal , point in time: 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Family name | Maxwell. Show people with the surname Maxwell , reason for preferred rank: generally used form |
| Given name | James , series ordinal: 1 |
| Doctoral advisor | William Hopkins , point in time: 1854-01-01T00:00:00Z , educated at: University of Cambridge |
| NLP ID (unique) | A2567495X |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA00892683 |
| Writing language | English |
| Ethnic group | Scottish People |
| Regensburg Classification | UB 2685 |
| Employer | University Of Cambridge |
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| Date of death | 1879-11-05T00:00:00Z |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
