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Rev Prof Philip Kelland PRSE FRS (17 October 1808—8 May 1879) was an English mathematician. He was known mainly for his great influence on the development of education in Scotland. ==Life== Kelland was born in 1808 the son of Philip Kelland (d.1847), curate in Dunster, Somerset, England. He was an undergraduate at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he was tutored privately by English mathematician William Hopkins and graduated in 1834 as senior wrangler and first Smith's prizeman. He was ordained in the Church of England. From 1834 to 1838, he was a fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge.〔 Kelland was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1838 and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1839. He served as Secretary of the RSE 1843-4, Vice President 1857-77 and President 1878-9. He won their Keith Medal for the period 1849-51.〔https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf〕 He lived his final years at 20 Clarendon Crescent in western Edinburgh.〔Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1875-6〕 Kelland is buried in Warriston Cemetery in the north of the city. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philip Kelland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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