John Wilson (mathematician)
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John Wilson (6 August 1741, Applethwaite, Westmorland – 18 October 1793, Kendal, Westmorland)[1] 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,[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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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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