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Sir William Davidson Niven KCB FRS (24 March 1842 – 29 May 1917) was a Scottish mathematician and electrical engineer. After an early teaching career at Cambridge, Niven was Director of Studies at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for thirty years.

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rdfs:comment	William Davidson Niven (1842-1917) va ser un matemàtic i enginyer escocès conegut per haver estat el editor de les obres de James Clerk Maxwell després de la seva mort. (ca) Sir William Davidson Niven KCB FRS (24 mars 1842 - 29 mai 1917) est un mathématicien et ingénieur électricien écossais. Après une première carrière d'enseignant à Cambridge, Niven est directeur des études au Royal Naval College de Greenwich pendant trente ans. (fr) Sir William Davidson Niven KCB FRS (24 March 1842 – 29 May 1917) was a Scottish mathematician and electrical engineer. After an early teaching career at Cambridge, Niven was Director of Studies at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for thirty years. (en) Sir William Davidson Niven (* 24. März 1842 in Peterhead; † 29. Mai 1917 in Sidcup) war ein schottischer Physiker. Niven studierte an der University of Aberdeen (mit Bestnoten) und ab 1862 am Trinity College der Universität Cambridge und wurde 1866 dritter Wrangler in den Tripos-Prüfungen und 1867 Fellow des Trinity College. Er war auch Assistant Tutor am Trinity College und war dort Schüler von James Clerk Maxwell. Später wurde er Mathematikprofessor am Royal Indian Engineering College in Coopers Hill und bald darauf an der Artillerieschule in Woolwich, wo er sich auch mit Ballistik befasste. 1822 wurde er als Nachfolger von Thomas Archer Hirst Studiendirektor am Royal Naval College in Greenwich. 1903 ging er in den Ruhestand und wohnte in Sidcup in Kent. (de)
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