Richard Murray (1725?–1799) was an Irish mathematician and academic, who spent his whole career

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

(TCD), serving both as

Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics The Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin is one of two endowed mathematics positions at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the other being the Donegall Lectureship at Trinity College Dublin. It was founded in 1762 and fun ...

(1764-1795) and Provost (1795-1799).

Career

Richard Murray was born in

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, to William Murray (merchant). He matriculated at TCD on 30 May 1743, aged 16, and was a Scholar there in 1745. He was awarded BA (1747), MA and Fellow (1750), BD (1759), and DD (1762). He was

Donegall Lecturer in Mathematics The Donegall Lecturership at Trinity College Dublin, is one of two endowed mathematics positions at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the other being the Erasmus Smith's Chair of Mathematics. The Donegall (sometimes spelt Donegal) Lectureship was e ...

(1762–1764), and then became the second Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics (1764-1795). He was also Librarian, was appointed Vice-Provost in 1782, and served as Provost from 1795 until his death.Richard Murray.
Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 25 July 2016. He is perhaps best remembered for his book ''Artis logicæ compendium'' (S. Hooper, 1773), "In usum juventutis collegii Dubliniensis", which was translated in 1852 by John Walker as
Murray's Compendium of Logic
'.

References

1720s births 1799 deaths Donegall Lecturers of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin Irish mathematicians People from County Down Provosts of Trinity College Dublin Year of birth uncertain {{europe-mathematician-stub