# Hugh Blackburn

> Bailie Hugh Blackburn was a Scottish mathematician. A lifelong friend of William Thomson and the husband of illustrator Jemima Blackburn, he was professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow from 1849 to 1879. He succeeded Thomson's father James in the chair of mathematics.

*British mathematician (1823-1909)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** 1823-07-02
- **Died:** 1909-10-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Bailie Hugh Blackburn was a Scottish mathematician. A lifelong friend of William Thomson and the husband of illustrator Jemima Blackburn, he was professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow from 1849 to 1879. He succeeded Thomson's father James in the chair of mathematics.

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