Mathematician:Christopher Michael Wren
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Mathematician
English mathematician, anatomist, astronomer, geometer and physicist, as well as being Britain's most famous architect.
Noted for his work on the hyperboloid and for his rectification of the cycloid.
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)