Edward John Routh (1831-1907) was a British mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical Tripos examination of the University of Cambridge in its heyday in the middle of the nineteenth century. 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Besides his intensive work in teaching, which had a persistent effect on the presentation of mathematical physics, he contributed original research, for example the Routh-Hurwitz theorem. He was awarded the 1877 Adams Prize. Mathematical physics is a scientific discipline aimed at studying and solving problems inspired by physics within a mathematically rigorous framework. ... In mathematics, Routh-Hurwitz theorem permits to determine whether a given polynomial is Hurwitz stable. ... See also the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize of the American Historical Society The Adams Prize is awarded each year by the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and St Johns College to a young, UK based mathematician for first class international research in the Mathematical Sciences. ...
Edward came to England in 1842 and his father worked, still as commissary-general, in London.
In 1855 Routh was elected a fellow of Peterhouse and was appointed as a College lecturer in Mathematics.
Edward Airy Routh served as a lieutenant in the royal artillery, George Richard Randolph Routh became an inspector of schools, Arthur Lionel Routh served as a lieutenant in the royal artillery, Harold Victor Routh became professor of Latin in Toronto, and Rupert JohnRouth served in the Indian civil service.
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