Mathematician:Christopher Michael Wren
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Mathematician
English mathematician, anatomist, astronomer, geometer and physicist, as well as being Britain's most famous architect.
One of the founders of the Royal Society, and was its president from $1680$ to $1682$.
Highly regarded by both Isaac Newton and Blaise Pascal.
Nationality
English
History
- Born: 20 October 1632 in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England
- Died: 25 February 1723 in London, England
Theorems and Definitions
Sources
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Christopher Michael Wren": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 1937: Eric Temple Bell: Men of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text{V}$: "Greatness and Misery of Man"
- 1991: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Geometry ... (previous) ... (next): A Chronological List Of Mathematicians
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.15$: Torricelli ($\text {1608}$ – $\text {1647}$): Footnote $4$
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.21$: The Cycloid: Footnote $1$
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Wren, Sir Christopher (1632-1723)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Wren, Sir Christopher (1632-1723)