Joseph Lovering

Joseph Lovering
File:Joseph Lovering by William Notman.jpg Lovering circa 1868–1875
Born	1813 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	1892 Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Harvard University
Alma mater	Harvard University (A.B., 1833)
Academic advisors	Benjamin Peirce
Doctoral students	John 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

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External links

• Joseph Lovering at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir

Academic offices
Preceded by John Farrar	Hollis Chair of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy 1838–1888	Succeeded by Benjamin Osgood Peirce