Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Vol. 49 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Vol. 49In June 1871, at the age of 155 he was appointed a clerk in the British Empire Mutual Life Office, and three vears and a half later, in December 1874, he passed the first examination Of the Institute of Actuaries, being placed second in the list. In the following month he gave evidence of his general knowledge by passing the London University Matriculation Examination, in the First Division of the Ordinary Pass List. In December 1876 he passed the second examination of the Institute, and in April 1880 the third, in both cases being placed first on the list, and on 12 October 1880 he was admitted a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. It is not a little interesting to note that, in spite of his great powers, over three years elapsed between his passing the Intermediate and Final examinations. Probably this was partly due to that thoroughness which did not allow him to present himself until he was assured that he had completely mastered the work, but partly also it was no doubt due to the fact that he was never a man of one idea, for he had wide and varied interests. From a comparatively early age he had taken a special interest in astronomy, and his copy of Herschels Outlines of Astronomy was dated in his own hand when he was between fourteen and fifteen. He took up the subject originally on the side of practical observation and he was in this way led into the study of the mathematical theory. That the process was not reversed is a matter of some interest, because, similarly, in all his actuarial work mathematics was a means to an end rather than an end in itself.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.