Cargill Gilston Knott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cargill Gilston Knott

British mathematician and physicist

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1856

Place of Birth: Penicuik, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Oct-1922

Profession: physicist, mathematician, university teacher, seismologist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Prof Cargill Gilston Knott FRS, FRSE LLD (30 June 1856 – 26 October 1922) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was a pioneer in seismological research.
He spent his early career in Japan.
He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society, Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and President of the Scottish Meteorological Society.