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Joseph Lovering
Lovering circa 1868–1875
Born1813
Died1892
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
(A.B., 1833)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsHarvard University
Academic advisorsBenjamin Peirce
Doctoral studentsJohn Trowbridge

Joseph Lovering (1813–1892) was an American scientist and educator.

Biography

Lovering graduated from Harvard in 1833. In 1838 he was named Hollis Professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Harvard. He held this chair until 1888, when he was appointed Professor Emeritus, after 50 years service. He was acting regent of the university (1853–1854) and succeeded Felton as regent.

He was director of Jefferson Physical Laboratory from 1884 to 1888, and was associated with the Harvard College Observatory, especially in the joint observations of the United States and the London Royal Society on terrestrial magnetism.

In 1873 he served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

He contributed to numerous scientific publications, prepared a volume on The Aurora Borealis (1873), and edited a new edition of Professor John Farrar's Electricity and Magnetism (1842).

References

  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainGilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Academic offices
Preceded by Hollis Chair of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
1838–1888
Succeeded by