From National to International Society: The London Mathematical Society, 1867–1900

✍ Scribed by Adrian C. Rice; Robin J. Wilson

• Book ID: 102568643
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 396 KB
• Volume: 25
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0315-0860
• DOI: 10.1006/hmat.1998.2198

✦ Synopsis

The London Mathematical Society had been founded in 1865 as little more than a college club. Thanks to the support of prominent members from the British mathematical community, it had quickly grown in size and stature during its first two years; yet, while firmly established at home, it had still to secure an academic reputation overseas. This paper, a sequel to [35], examines the principal developments that occurred in the period from 1867 until the turn of the century, during which time the Society would consolidate its position as a prestigious learned body in both the national and international mathematical arenas.