Photograph of a Dublin City Council commemorative plaque. The plaque is granite, with a blue base with the Dublin City logo, and is attached to a grey granite wall. The text reads 'WILLIAM ROWAN HAMILTON 1805-1865, Matamaiticeoir agus Réalteolaí, A RUGADH ANSEO, Mathematician and Astronomer, BORN HERE.
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Hamilton, Sir William Rowan – mathematician & astronomer

This plaque marks the site of the childhood home of William Rowan Hamilton, at 36 Dominick Street, Dublin 1 (now 21-24 Bolton Square). Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865) was an Irish mathematician and physicist renowned for his contributions to algebra, optics, and mechanics. A child prodigy in languages, he later focused on mathematics and made…

Iggy McGovern, Councillor Donna Cooney, Anne van Weerden, and Professor Peter Gallagher.

William Rowan Hamilton plaque unveiled

The latest Dublin City Council commemorative plaque marks the site of the childhood home of mathematician & astronomer William Rowan Hamilton, on Dominick Street, Dublin 1. The plaque was unveiled on 16 October by Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Donna Cooney. Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865) was an Irish mathematician and physicist renowned for his contributions…