Joseph Larmor

Joseph Larmor was a British mathematician, physicist, politician, and university teacher. He was educated at St John's College, Queen's University Belfast, and the University of Cambridge. Larmor served as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and worked at the University of Galway. His doctoral advisor was Edward Routh, and his doctoral students included Sydney Chapman, Robert Schlapp, and Bertram Hopkinson.

Larmor was a member of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and the National Academy of Sciences. He received the Copley Medal, the Royal Medal, and the Poncelet Prize. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society. His notable works include Larmor precession, gyroradius, and the Larmor formula. He was a member of the Conservative Party.

Born in Belfast in 1857, Larmor died in Holywood in 1942. He held positions as chairperson and president. His works include Mathematical and Physical Papers and Memoir and Scientific Correspondence of the Late Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Bart. He spoke English.