Editing Gilbert Walker (physicist) (section)

==Early life and education==
Walker was born in [[Rochdale]], [[Lancashire]] on 14 June 1868, the fourth child and eldest son of Thomas Walker and Elizabeth Charlotte Haslehurst. Thomas was Borough Engineer of Croydon and had pioneered the use of concrete for town reservoirs. He attended [[Whitgift School]] where he showed an interest in mathematics and got a scholarship to study at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]]. He attended [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] where he was [[Senior Wrangler]] in 1889. His hard studies led to ill-health and he spent several winters recuperating in Switzerland where he learnt skating and became quite expert. He became a lecturer at Trinity College from 1895.<ref>{{acad|id=WLKR885GT|name=Walker, Gilbert Thomas}}</ref><ref name="IndianBio" /><ref name=katz /><ref name=frs />