Trevor West Explained

Birth Name:Timothy Trevor West
Birth Place:County Cork, Ireland
Birth Date:8 May 1938
Death Place:County Cork, Ireland
Office:Senator
Term Start:13 May 1982
Term End:23 February 1983
Term Start1:19 November 1970
Term End1:8 October 1981
Constituency1:Dublin University
Party:Independent

Timothy Trevor West (8 May 1938 – 30 October 2012)[1] was an Irish mathematician, academic and politician.[2]

Biography

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 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

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

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Vigorous scholar, sportsman and senator. The Irish Times. 3 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Timothy Trevor West. Oireachtas Members Database. 16 December 2011.
  3. Web site: West, Trevor. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Timoney. Richard M.. 18 February 2023.
  4. Web site: In Memoriam – Timothy Trevor West. Dublin University Central Athletic Club. 28 October 2013.
  5. News: Funeral tomorrow of former TCD academic and senator. The Irish Times. 2 November 2012.
  6. Web site: The Bold Collegians. The Lilliput Press. 16 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310131426/http://www.lilliputpress.ie/book/163/west_trevor-the_bold_collegians_the_development_of_sport_in_trinity_college_dublin.html. 10 March 2012.
  7. Book: 2000 . The University of Dublin Calendar 2000-01.
  8. http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Societies/Irish.html The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive page on The Irish Mathematical Society
  9. Trevor West, Midleton College, 1696–1996: A Tercentenary History (Midleton, County Cork: Midleton College, 1996)
  10. https://www.ria.ie/events/events-listing/trevor-west--an-irish-mathematician.aspx Trevor West: An Irish Mathematician
  11. Web site: Trevor West : The Bold Collegian . 30 October 2016.
  12. Web site: Speech by Bishop Paul Colton on the occasion of the official opening of the Trevor West sports hall. churchofirelandcork.com. 16 September 2018.

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