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Math Spouse Sunday #2

I totally dropped the ball last week when I missed Sunday without introducing you to another math spouse. Here are this week's spouses:

Spouses of Mary Somerville

This is Admiral Greig, Lieutenant Greig's dad... I couldn't find any pictures of him so this will do.

  • Married Lietuenant Samuel Greig, a cousin, in 1804.
  • He didn't believe women should be academic. Mary studied without his knowledge.
  • He died in 1807.
  • They had one son together.
Dr. William Somerville
  • Married in 1812 to another cousin, Dr. William Somerville.
  • She was his second wife and he her second husband.
  • Inspector of the Army Medical Board and member of the Royal Society.
  • Physician for the Chelsea Hospital from 1819 on.
  • Encouraged Mary's studies in all fields.
  • They had 3 daughters and 1 son.
  • He died in 1860. 12 years before Mary.
Source: Wikipedia

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