Researching James Cullen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5248 people with the Cullen surname? In that year Cullen was ranked number 810 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Cullen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Cullen and the Cullen Family History
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James Cullen (mathematician)
Father James Cullen, S.J. (19 April 1867 – 7 December 1933) was born at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.
He was born at 89 West Street, Drogheda, to Michael Cullen, a baker, and Catherine McDonough. Initially, he was educated privately, then by the Christian Brothers,. He studied pure and applied mathematics at the Trinity College, Dublin, then at Mungret College, Limerick, before deciding to become a Jesuit. He studied in England in Mansera House, and St. Mary's, and was ordained as a priest on 31 July 1901.
In 1905, he taught mathematics at Mount St. Mary's College in Derbyshire and published his finding of what is now known as Cullen numbers in number theory.
He ended up looking after accounts for the English province of the Jesuits, while contributing to mathematics journals.
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