Thomas Ranken Lyle
Sir Thomas Lyle F.R.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Thomas Ranken Lyle 26 August 1860 Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 31 March 1944 (aged 83) South Yarra, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College, Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Dame Mary Herring (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Mathematical physicist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.