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William Kingdon Clifford is in Mathematicians.
In July 1844 [his father] William Clifford (age 23) and [his step-mother] Frances Kingdon (age 24) were married.
On 4th May 1845 William Kingdon Clifford was born to [his father] William Clifford (age 24) at Exeter, Devon [Map] and [his step-mother] Frances Kingdon (age 25).
In 1870, William Kingdon Clifford (age 25) was part of an expedition to Italy to observe the solar eclipse of 22 December 1870. During that voyage he survived a shipwreck along the Sicilian coast.
In 1874 William Kingdon Clifford (age 28) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 7th April 1875 William Kingdon Clifford (age 29) and Lucy Lane (age 28) were married. They had two children.
In 1876 William Kingdon Clifford (age 30) published "On the Space-Theory of Matter".
In 1878 William Kingdon Clifford (age 32) published "Elements of Dynamic: An Introduction to the Study of Motion And Rest In Solid And Fluid Bodies" in three books: 1. Translations, 2. Translations and 3. Translations.
1878. John Collier (age 27). Portrait of William Kingdon Clifford (age 32).
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1878 [his father] William Clifford (age 57) died.
On 3rd March 1879 William Kingdon Clifford (age 33) died at Madeira to which he had travelled for his health. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery.
On 21st April 1929 [his former wife] Lucy Lane (age 82) died.