| LC control no. | no2015012504 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lang, Peter Redford Scott, 1850-1926 |
| Variant(s) | Lang, Scott, 1850-1926 Lang, Peter Scott, 1850-1926 Peter Sir, 1850-1926 |
| Located | Ceres (Scotland) |
| Birth date | 18501008 |
| Death date | 19260705 |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Place of death | St. Andrews (Scotland) |
| Field of activity | Universities and colleges--Faculty |
| Affiliation | University of St. Andrews Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers |
| Found in | Dewar, Duncan. Duncan Dewar, a student of St. Andrews 100 years ago, 1926: title page (Peter Redford Scott Lang) University of St. Andrews, via WWW, viewed October 16, 2014: Science at St. Andrews by Herbert Westren Turnbull ("In 1879 Peter Redford Scott Lang, was elected to the Chair of Mathematics which he held until his retirement in 1921. He had an instinct for collecting books and manuscripts of importance: his publication (1926) of the memorandum and account book of Duncan Dewar gives a vivid picture of student life a century earlier.") School of Mathematics and Statistics. Biography (Peter Redford Scott Lang; born 8 October 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland; died 5 July 1926 in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland; Alternate names: Scott Lang, Peter Scott Lang; Education: Edinburgh Institution and the University of Edinburgh. In 1879 he was appointed to the Regius chair of mathematics at the University of St. Andrews. He was knighted the year he retired. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 7 January 1878.) Obituary. Royal Society of Edinburgh (Sir Peter Redford Scott Lang, M.A.; B.Sc; LL.D died July 5, 1926. He spent the last 5 years of his life in retirement at his residence in Mansefield, in St. Andrews. Referred to as: Sir Peter and as Scott Lang.) <http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Extras/Turnbull_science.htm> <http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Scott_Lang.html> <http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Obits2/Scott_Lang_RSE_obituary.html> |
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