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'''William Swan''' [[FRSE]] PRSSA (13 March 1818 in Edinburgh – 1 March 1894 in Shandon, Argyll)[[http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Societies/FRSE/Swan.html Swan], at the [[University of St Andrews]]; published September 5, 2009; retrieved April 17, 2013.] was a Scottish mathematician and [[physicist]] best known for his 1856 discovery of the [[Swan band]].[[https://books.google.com/books?id=pNYTUBvV41YC&pg=PA264 Handbook Of Optical Engineering], edited by Daniel Malacara and [[Brian J. Thompson (engineer)|Brian J. Thompson]]; page 264; published 2001 by [[CRC Press]]] |
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'''William Swan''' [[FRSE]] PRSSA (13 March 1818 in Edinburgh – 1 March 1894 in Shandon, Dunbartonshire)[[http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Societies/FRSE/Swan.html Swan], at the [[University of St Andrews]]; published September 5, 2009; retrieved April 17, 2013.] was a Scottish mathematician and [[physicist]] best known for his 1856 discovery of the [[Swan band]].[[https://books.google.com/books?id=pNYTUBvV41YC&pg=PA264 Handbook Of Optical Engineering], edited by Daniel Malacara and [[Brian J. Thompson (engineer)|Brian J. Thompson]]; page 264; published 2001 by [[CRC Press]]] |
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He was awarded two honorary doctorates (LLD): firstly from [[Edinburgh University]] in 1869, secondly from [[St Andrews University]] in 1886. |
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He was awarded two honorary doctorates (LLD): firstly from [[Edinburgh University]] in 1869, secondly from [[St Andrews University]] in 1886. |
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He died of heart disease at his wife's country house of Ardchapel in [[Shandon, Argyll|Shandon]] in western Scotland.[{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf|access-date=2 March 2016|archive-date=24 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf|url-status=dead}}] |
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He died of heart disease at his wife's country house of Ardchapel in [[Shandon, Argyll and Bute|Shandon]] in western Scotland.[{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf|access-date=2 March 2016|archive-date=24 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf|url-status=dead}}] |
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He is buried with his wife Georgina (who pre-deceased him) in [[Warriston Cemetery]] in northern [[Edinburgh]]. The grave lies in the narrow walled area between the main cemetery and the [[Water of Leith Walkway]] (in the south-east corner of the main cemetery. |
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He is buried with his wife Georgina (who pre-deceased him) in [[Warriston Cemetery]] in northern [[Edinburgh]]. The grave lies in the narrow walled area between the main cemetery and the [[Water of Leith Walkway]] (in the south-east corner of the main cemetery. |
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