Biography of William Kingdon Clifford 1845-1879
William Kingdon Clifford 1845-1879 is in Mathematicians.
On 04 May 1845 William Kingdon Clifford was born to William Clifford (age 24) at Exeter, Devon [Map] and Frances Kingdon (age 25).
In 1870, William Kingdon Clifford (age 25) was part of an expedition to Italy to observe the solar eclipse of 22 December 1870. During that voyage he survived a shipwreck along the Sicilian coast.
In 1874 William Kingdon Clifford (age 28) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
1878. John Collier (age 27). Portrait of William Kingdon Clifford (age 32).
On 03 Mar 1879 William Kingdon Clifford (age 33) died at Madeira to which he had travelled for his health. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery.
1899. John Collier (age 48). Portrait of William Kingdon Clifford. The date is either wrong, or the painting posthumous?