Biography:John Wilson (mathematician)
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Short description: English mathematician (1741–1793)
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| Born | 6 August 1741 Applethwaite, Westmorland |
| Died | 18 October 1793 (aged 52) Kendal, Westmorland |
| Nationality | British |
John Wilson (6 August 1741, Applethwaite, Westmorland – 18 October 1793, Kendal, Westmorland)[1] was an England mathematician. Wilson's theorem is named after him.
Wilson attended school in Staveley, Cumbria before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1757,[2] where he was a student of Edward Waring. He was Senior Wrangler in 1761.[2] He was later knighted, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1782. He was Judge of Common Pleas from 1786 until his death in 1793.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Robinson (2003), p. 50.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wilson, John (WL757J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=WL757J&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50.
References
- C. M. Neale (1907) The Senior Wranglers of the University of Cambridge. Available online
- Robinson, Derek John Scott. An introduction to abstract algebra. 2003. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN:978-3-11-017544-8
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