Mathematician:Thomas Bayes

Mathematician
The Rev. Thomas Bayes was a mathematician and Presbyterian minister.

Most famous for his formulation of what is now known as Bayes' Theorem.

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
 * Bayesian Decision Theory
 * Bayes' Factor

Publications

 * 1736: An Introduction to the Doctrine of Fluxions, and a Defence of the Mathematicians Against the Objections of the Author of The Analyst
 * 1763: An Essay Towards Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances (presented posthumously)