Martin Leonard Newell (born 1939 in

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

, Ireland) is a retired Irish mathematician and sportsman. He earned his BSc and MSc in mathematical science at

University College Galway The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...

before pursuing his PhD at

Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...

. He taught at

Queen Mary College Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and previously Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public university, public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of ...

, in London, for three years, before returning to lecture at UCG (1969-2005). He has co-edited two conference proceedings on

group theory In abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as group (mathematics), groups. The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as ring (mathematics), rings, field ...

: ''Infinite Groups 1994'' (Walter de Gruyter, 1994, ) and ''Advances in Group Theory 2002'' (Aracne, 2003, ). Martin L. Newell is the son of mathematician

Martin J. Newell Martin Joseph Newell (Máirtín Ó Tnúthail) (1910 - 1985) was an Irish mathematician and educationalist, who served as President of University College Galway from 1960 to 1975. Martin J. Newell was born in 1910, and received his secondary educa ...

, and is in turn the father of mathematician John Newell.

Football career

He played at left-half-back on the winning

teams in the

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

finals of 1964, 1965 and 1966.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Newell, Martin L. 1939 births Living people Alumni of the University of Galway Goethe University Frankfurt alumni Academics of Queen Mary University of London Academics of the University of Galway Fr. Griffin's Gaelic footballers Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Connacht inter-provincial Gaelic footballers