ProofWiki:Mathematicians/Thomas Bayes
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The Rev. Thomas Bayes was a mathematician and Presbyterian minister.
Most famous for his formulation of what is now known as Bayes' Theorem.
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Nationality
British
History
- Born: c. 1702, London, England
- Died: 17 April 1761, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Theorems and Definitions
- Bayes' Theorem, also known as Bayes' Formula
- Bayesian Probability Model
Books and Papers
- 1736: An Introduction to the Doctrine of Fluxions, and a Defence of the Mathematicians Against the Objections of the Author of The Analyst
- 1764: An essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances (presented posthumously)
