Albert Joseph McConnell
| Albert Joseph McConnell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 19, 1903 Ballymena, County Antrim |
| Died | August 24, 1993 (aged 89) County Dublin, Ireland |
| Doctoral advisor | Tullio Levi-Civita |
| Influences | Éamon de Valera |
Albert Joseph McConnell (1903 – 1993) was an Irish Professor in Mathematics at Trinity College, Dublin.
He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim and studied Mathematics and Philosophy, graduating in 1926. He carried out his postgraduate studies in the University of Rome under the direction of Tullio Levi-Civita and was awarded his doctorate.
He returned to Trinity and was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy and elected Fellow in 1930. He specialized in tensor calculus.
He was appointed Provost in 1952 and served for 22 years until his retirement in 1974. During his tenure he reformed the structures of Trinity, allowing more junior academics hold offices such as Bursar, Senior Lecturer and Registrar. He also oversaw the reform allowing women to be elected as Fellows and Scholars of Trinity and to be entitled to reside on campus. Finally, he was the last Provost to be elected for life, his retirement was therefore voluntary and opened the way to the first election of a Provost to serve for a limited term of ten years, as is the case for all subsequent Provosts.
On his retirement he was appointed to the Council of State.
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