John Wilson
Mathematician, Deceased Person
1741 – 1793
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Who was John Wilson?
John Wilson was an English mathematician. Wilson's theorem is named after him.
Wilson attended school in Staveley, Cumbria before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1757, where he was a student of Edward Waring. He was Senior Wrangler in 1761. 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.
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- Born
- Aug 6, 1741
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Peterhouse, Cambridge
- Died
- Oct 18, 1793
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on July 23, 2013
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