Thomas Ranken Lyle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Ranken Lyle

Irish mathematical physicist

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1860

Place of Birth: Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1944

Profession: physicist, rugby union match official, rugby union player, radiologist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir Thomas Ranken Lyle FRS (26 August 1860 – 31 March 1944) was an Irish-Australian mathematical physicist, radiologist, educator, and rugby player. Lyle was born and educated in Ireland before emigrating to Australia to take up a professorship at the University of Melbourne.
There he was a pioneer in the use of X-rays as a medical tool.
The Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal is awarded in his name to honour Australian achievements in Physics and Mathematics. In his earlier years in Ireland he was a rugby union forward of some note, who played club rugby for Dublin University and international rugby for Ireland.