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Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet

Irish mathematician and physicist (1819–1903)

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Also known as George Stokes, Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet

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Occupation: mathematician, physicist, politician, theologian
Position held: member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom, President of the Royal Society, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, chairperson
Citizenship: Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: August 13, 1819
Died: February 1, 1903

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Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet, was an Irish mathematician and physicist. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, Stokes spent his entire career at the University of Cambridge, where he served as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics for 54 years—from 1849 until his death in 1903—the longest tenure held by any Lucasian Professor.

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