Martin Leonard Newell (born 1939 in Galway, Ireland) is a retired Irish mathematician and sportsman.

Martin Newell
Newell in May 2023
Personal information
Irish name Máirtín Ó Tnúthail
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1939
Galway, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Lecturer
Club(s)
Years Club
1950s-1960s
Fr. Griffin's
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1950s-1960s
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All-Irelands 3
NFL 1
All Stars 2

He earned his BSc and MSc in mathematical science at University College Galway before pursuing his PhD at Goethe University Frankfurt. He taught at Queen Mary College, in London, for three years, before returning to lecture at UCG (1969-2005).[1] He has co-edited two conference proceedings on group theory: Infinite Groups 1994 (Walter de Gruyter, 1994, ISBN 3110143321) and Advances in Group Theory 2002 (Aracne, 2003, ISBN 8879995642).

Martin L. Newell is the son of mathematician Martin J. Newell, and is in turn the father of mathematician John Newell.[2]

Football career

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He played at left-half-back on the winning Galway teams in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals of 1964, 1965 and 1966.[3]

References

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Awards
Preceded by Caltex Footballer of the Year
1965
Succeeded by