Henry Gordon Dawson (2 August 1862 in

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22 February 1918 in Hastings,

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) was an Irish mathematician. The Dawson function is named after him.

Education and career

Dawson was educated at Trinity College Dublin (BA 1882, 1st Senior Moderator and Gold Medallist) and at

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(BA as 19th wrangler 1886, MA 1890). In 1897 he created the function that has since been named after him. His career included stints as Mathematical Lecturer at Cambridge (at least 1888–94) and at

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(1901–10). He was a member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Henry Gordon 1862 births 1918 deaths 19th-century Irish mathematicians Cambridge mathematicians Academics of the University of Sheffield Irish mathematicians