John Henry Poynting FRS was an English physicist. He was the first professor of physics at Mason Science College from 1880 to 1900, and then the successor institution, the University of Birmingham until his death. Wikipedia
Born: September 9, 1852, Monton, Eccles, United Kingdom
Died: March 30, 1914 (age 61 years), Birmingham, United Kingdom
Education: Mason Science College, The University of Manchester, University of Cambridge, and more
Notable students: Francis William Aston; Alfred J. Lotka