Mathematician:Robert Forsyth Scott

Mathematician

Scots mathematician and barrister, best known for his textbook on determinants.

Nationality

Scottish

History

• Born: 28 July 1849 in Leith, near Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• Died: 18 November 1933 in Cambridge, England

Publications

• 1880: The Theory of Determinants and Their Applications
  • 1904: The Theory of Determinants and Their Applications, 2nd ed. (with George Ballard Mathews)

• 1907: History of St John's College

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Robert Forsyth Scott": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive