Caleb Cartwright
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Birth:
1696
Death:
1763
Education:
Trinity College Dublin
The details
Biography
Introduction
Caleb Cartwright (1696?-25 August 1763) was an Irish academic and clergyman, who was the second Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), serving from 1738-1743.
Life and career
Caleb Cartwright was born in Cork, son of Charles Cartwright.He matriculated at TCD on 7 July, 1716 at the age of 19.He received BA (1720), MA (1723) and DD (1735) from that institution.He was elected a Fellow in 1724, served as Donegall Lecturer in Mathematics (1735-1738), was appointed Senior Dean in 1737, and second Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1738-1743). He resigned from TCD in 1743 and spent the rest of his life as a clergyman in the parish of Clonmethan, north Dublin.