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Trevor West
West in 2005
Senator
In office
13 May 1982 – 23 February 1983
In office
19 November 1970 – 8 October 1981
ConstituencyDublin University
Personal details
Born

Timothy Trevor West


(1938-05-08)8 May 1938
County Cork, Ireland
Died30 October 2012(2012-10-30) (aged 74)
County Cork, Ireland
Political partyIndependent
Spouse

Maura Lee

(m. 1995)
Education
  • The High School, Dublin
  • Alma mater
  • University of Cambridge
  • Timothy Trevor West (8 May 1938 – 30 October 2012)[1] was an Irish mathematician, academic and politician.[2]

    Biography[edit]

    He was born on 8 May 1938 in County Cork, the eldest of four sons of Timothy Roberts West, headmaster of Midleton College, and Dorothy Trevor West (née McNeill).[3]

    He was educated at Midleton College,[4] and The High School, Dublin. West was a graduate of Trinity College Dublin (TCD), where he was elected a scholar, and of the University of Cambridge.[5] In 1970 he was elected a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin and was also an associate professor of mathematics, Junior Dean, and a great supporter of sport at Trinity.[6] He was also a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.[4] He subsequently was a Senior Fellow of TCD.[7]

    On 19 November 1970, West was elected to Seanad Éireann, at a by-election for the Dublin University constituency caused by the death of Owen Sheehy-Skeffington.[2] After his election, he established a reputation as one of the few liberal voices in the Seanad.[1] He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1973 and 1977, lost his seat at the 1981 Seanad election but was re-elected in 1982, then lost his seat again at the 1983 Seanad election.[2]

    With John T. Lewis and D. McQuillan, West drew up the constitution of the Irish Mathematical Society.[8]

    He was the author of The Bold Collegians, a history of sport in Trinity College,[6] and was an avid follower of Trinity College's sports programs. He also wrote a history of Midleton College, published for its tercentenary in 1996.[9]

    Memorials[edit]

    An event was held in his memory at the Royal Irish Academy in December 2013 where a memorial issue of the Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy was presented.[10]

    A book of essays celebrating his life, Trevor West : The Bold Collegian, was published in October 2016.[11]

    On 14 September 2018, a new sports hall in Midleton College dedicated to the memory of Trevor West was opened by the Provost of Trinity College, Patrick Prendergast.[12]

    Publications[edit]

    Further reading[edit]

    References[edit]

  • ^ a b c "Timothy Trevor West". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  • ^ Timoney, Richard M. "West, Trevor". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  • ^ a b "In Memoriam – Timothy Trevor West" (PDF). Dublin University Central Athletic Club. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  • ^ "Funeral tomorrow of former TCD academic and senator". The Irish Times. 2 November 2012.
  • ^ a b "The Bold Collegians". The Lilliput Press. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  • ^ The University of Dublin Calendar 2000-01. 2000.
  • ^ The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive page on The Irish Mathematical Society
  • ^ Trevor West, Midleton College, 1696–1996: A Tercentenary History (Midleton, County Cork: Midleton College, 1996)
  • ^ Trevor West: An Irish Mathematician Archived 2013-12-13 at archive.today
  • ^ "Trevor West : The Bold Collegian". Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  • ^ "Speech by Bishop Paul Colton on the occasion of the official opening of the Trevor West sports hall". churchofirelandcork.com. 16 September 2018.
  • External links[edit]


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