Lucasian

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1. Lucasian - Noun

2. Lucasian - Adjective

Meaning

(economics) Of or pertaining to American economist Robert Lucas Jr..

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Henry Lucas (c. 1610–1663), Member of Parliament for Cambridge University and founder of the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics.
In 1979, Stephen Hawking became the Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge, one of Britain’s most distinguished chairs, and one formerly held by Isaac Newton.

(rare) Of or pertaining to the American filmmaker George Lucas, known for his blockbuster space opera films.

Lucasian (plural Lucasians)

(economics) A follower of the theories of American economist Robert Lucas Jr..

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A clash with Roderick Murchison led in 1838 to his withdrawal from further involvement. citation citation At the end of the same year he sent in his resignation as Lucasian professor, walking away also from the Cambridge struggle with Whewell. Source: Internet

In 1974, Hawking was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific organization; in 1982, he was appointed to the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge, a post once held by Isaac Newton. Source: Internet

He was appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in 1669 on Barrow's recommendation. Source: Internet

Lucasian Chair Dirac was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge from 1932 to 1969. Source: Internet

On 28 January the next year he was appointed Lucasian professor of mathematics, one of the highest positions in Cambridge. Source: Internet

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