Introduction. George Gabriel Stokes was born on 13 August 1819 in Skreen, Co. Sligo, to Gabriel Stokes, the Protestant minister to the parish of Skreen, and Elizabeth Haughton.
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Sir George Gabriel Stokes
Irish mathematician and physicist
Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet, FRS was an Irish mathematician and physicist. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, Stokes spent all of his career at the University of Cambridge, where he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1849 until... Wikipedia
Born: August 13, 1819, Skreen, Ireland
Died: February 1, 1903 (age 83 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Education: Pembroke College and University of Cambridge
Spouse: Mary Susanna Robinson Stokes (m. 1857–1899)
Parents: Elizabeth Haughton and Reverend Gabriel Stokes
Academic advisor: William Hopkins
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Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet ; (1819-08-13)13 August 1819. Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland · 1 February 1903(1903-02-01) (aged 83) Cambridge, England.
In 1849 Stokes was appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge. In 1851 he was elected to the Royal Society, awarded the Rumford medal of that ...
Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet (born Aug. 13, 1819, Skreen, County Sligo, Ire.—died Feb. 1, 1903, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng.) was a British ...
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George Gabriel Stokes. (1819-08-13)13 August 1819. Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland · 1 February 1903(1903-02-01) (aged 83). Cambridge, England · Pembroke College, ...
This discovery led to the development of fluorescence microscopy, a technique widely used in biology and medicine. Born: August 13, 1819. Birthplace: Skreen, ...
George Gabriel Stokes was born on August 13, 1819, in Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland. From a young age, he displayed exceptional aptitude and interest in ...
George Gabriel Stokes ; Born. August 13, 1819. Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland ; Died, February 1, 1903. Cambridge, England ; Residence, Flag of England (bordered).
Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet, PRS (/stoʊks/; 13 August 1819 – 1 February 1903) was an Irish physicist and mathematician. Born in County Sligo, Ireland ...