Francis Alexander Tarleton (1841–1920) was an Irish mathematician and author who was Professor of Natural Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) from 1890 to 1902.
[1][2] Tarleton was born in county Monaghan, Ireland and was educated at TCD (Scholar 1860, BA 1861, MA 1865) where he spent his entire career.
[3][4] While at TCD he served as bursar, senior dean, and vice provost, and was awarded an honorary ScD in 1891.
[5] He wrote several books on dynamics and the mathematical theory of attraction.
[6] He was active in the posing and solving of mathematical problems in the Educational Times[7] and was called to the bar in 1868.