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

Results named for Thomas Bayes can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Thomas Bayes can be found here.

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)

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Thomas Bayes": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Bayes, Rev. Thomas (1702-61)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Bayes, Rev. Thomas (1702-61)
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Bayes, Thomas (1702-61)