Alexander Yule Fraser

Alexander (Alec) Yule Fraser (1857–1890) was a Scottish mathematician, one of the founders of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society.

Alexander Yule Fraser
Kennedy-Fraser grave in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh
Born	(1857-05-03)3 May 1857 Perth, Scotland
Died	9 November 1890(1890-11-09) (aged 33) Glasgow, Scotland
Alma mater	University of Aberdeen
Known for	Founder of Edinburgh Mathematical Society
Spouse	Marjory Kennedy-Fraser
Children	David Kennedy Fraser Helen Patuffa Hood
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	George Watson's College

Life and work

Fraser studied at the University of Aberdeen^[1] where he graduated in 1881. After that, he was appointed Mathematical Master at George Watson's College (Edinburgh).^[2] In 1889 he was appointed Headmaster at Allan Glen's School (Glasgow) but he remained only two months because a severe pleurisy forced him to leave Scotland going to South Africa in search of a better climate. Back to Scotland, his health deteriorated rapidly and died in Glasgow thirty three years old.

Alec married the singer Marjory Kennedy-Fraser in 1887 and they had a couple, David (1888–1962) and Helen Patuffa (1889–1967). David Kennedy Fraser became a psychologist, educator and amateur mathematician. Patuffa was a singer and musician, as her mother.

Fraser is mainly remembered for being one of the founding fathers of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society.^[3]