ig ible ▁for ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁London ▁Mathemat ical ▁Society ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁August us ▁De ▁Morgan ' s ▁wife , ▁writing ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁described ▁how ▁the ▁London ▁Mathemat ical ▁Society ▁was ▁founded :- ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁that ▁Mr ▁Arthur ▁Cow per ▁R any ard ▁and ▁George ▁[ Ge orge ▁De ▁Morgan , ▁De _ M organ > August us ▁De ▁Morgan ' s ▁son ] ▁were ▁discuss ing ▁mathematical ▁problems ▁during ▁a ▁walk ▁in ▁the ▁streets , ▁when ▁it ▁struck ▁them ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁very ▁nice ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁society ▁to ▁which ▁discover ies ▁in ▁mathematics ▁could ▁be ▁brought , ▁and ▁where ▁things ▁could ▁be ▁discussed ▁like ▁the ▁Astronom ical ▁Society . ▁It ▁was ▁agreed ▁between ▁the ▁young ▁men ▁that ▁this ▁should ▁be ▁proposed ▁and ▁that ▁George ▁should ▁ask ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁chair ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁meeting . ▁▁ ▁At ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁meeting ▁to ▁discuss ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁Society ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁name ▁' Lond on ▁Mathemat ical ▁Society ' ▁was ▁chosen . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁name ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁proposed ▁which ▁was ▁' Lond on ▁University ▁Mathemat ics ▁Society '. ▁De ▁Morgan ▁first ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁be ▁' Univers ity ▁College ▁Mathemat ics ▁Society ' ▁but ▁then , ▁feeling ▁that ▁aim ing ▁at ▁a ▁wider ▁membership ▁would ▁be ▁sensible , ▁he ▁proposed ▁' Lond on ▁Mathemat ical ▁Society