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PROF. CHARLES NIVEN was born in September 1845, and was one of four brothers who achieved the distinction of being wranglers. He entered the University of Aberdeen as a student in 1859, graduated there with first class honours in mathematics and natural philosophy. In 1863 he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1867 was senior wrangler. In the same year he was elected a fellow of Trinity College and was appointed professor of mathematics at Cork.
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Prof. C. Niven, F.R.S. Nature 112, 244 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112244a0
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