Abstract
JOSEPH LARMOR was born at Magheragall, Co. Antrim, on July 11, 1857. In his schooldays at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, he is described as a “thin and delicate black-haired boy of most precocious ability both in mathematics and classics”. He gained a scholarship at Queen's College, Belfast, where he graduated with the highest honours. From there he proceeded to St. John's College, Cambridge. A severe illness made it necessary for him to lose a year ; but he took the Mathematical Tripos in 1880 and came out Senior Wrangler, J. J. Thomson being second. Larmor was at once appointed professor of natural philosophy in Queen's College, Gal way. He was there during 1880-85, and then returned to St. John's College as lecturer. In 1903 the Lucasian professorship fell vacant through the death of Sir George Stokes; Larmor succeeded him, and held the famous chair of Newton until his retirement in 1932. His last years were spent at Holywood, Co. Down, where he died on May 19.
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