Henry Hickman Harte (1790–1848) was an Irish mathematician and clergyman.
Life
Harte, the son of a solicitor, was born in the county of
Limerick, Ireland
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in 1790. He entered
Trinity College Dublin
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in 1806, and became a Scholar in 1809. He earned his BA in 1811 (and MA in 1823), and served as the
Donegall Lecturer in Mathematics from 1827 to 1832. In 1831 Harte accepted the college living of
Cappagh, diocese of Derry, co. Tyrone; and died on Sunday, 5 April 1848, having preached on the same day in his church, where he was also buried. Harte was author of a translation of
Laplace's ''Système du Monde'', to which work he added 'Mathematical Proofs and Explanatory Remarks,' Dublin, 1830. He also published a translation of
Poisson's ''Mécanique, with Notes'', 2 vols. London, 1842, 8vo, and commenced another of Laplace's ''Mécanique Céleste''.
References
External links
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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1790 births
1848 deaths
Donegall Lecturers of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin
Irish mathematicians
Clergy from Limerick (city)