John Lighton Synge
(1897-1995)

geometer, relativist, and applied mathematician

Died aged c. 98

John Lighton Synge FRSC FRS (/sɪŋ/; 23 March 1897 – 30 March 1995) was an Irish mathematician and physicist, whose seven-decade career included significant periods in Ireland, Canada, and the USA. He was a prolific author and influential mentor, and is credited with the introduction of a new geometrical approach to the theory of relativity.

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Dublin, Ireland

Here worked the geometer, relativist, and applied mathematician John Lighton Synge From 1948 - 1971. b. 1897 d. 1995

64 Merrion Square, Dublin, Ireland where they worked (1948-1971)