John Viriamu Jones
John Viriamu | |
|---|---|
Jones in 1890 | |
| Born | 2 January 1856 |
| Died | 1 June 1901 (aged 45) |
| Education | University College School, London Normal College, Swansea |
| Alma mater | University College London (geology) Balliol College, Oxford (mathematics and natural sciences) |
| Known for | Lorenz apparatus of the ohm |
| Spouse |
Sarah Katherine Wills
(m. 1882) |
| Parents |
|
| Relatives | David Brynmor Jones (older brother) Leifchild Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader (younger brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Principal of University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire | |
| In office 1883–1901 | |
| Preceded by | 1st incumbent |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Howard Griffiths |
| Vice-chancellor of University of Wales | |
| In office 1895–1896 | |
| Preceded by | 1st incumbent |
| Succeeded by | Henry Reichel |
| In office 1898–1900 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Francis Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Henry Reichel |
| Principal of Firth College, Sheffield | |
| In office 1881–1883 | |
John Viriamu Jones, FRS (2 January 1856 – 1 June 1901), was a Welsh scientist, who worked on measuring the ohm, and an educationalist who was instrumental in establishing the University of Sheffield and Cardiff University.