Mathematician:Thomas Bayes

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

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)