Charles Hayes

British mathematician (1678–1760)
Person human Q5078861
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Summary

Charles Hayes was born on January 1, 1678[1], in England[2]. He died on December 18, 1760[3], in London[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], geographer[6], and slave trader[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: St Bride's Church, City of London[9]
  • Employer: Royal African Company[10]
  • Notable work: Treatise of Fluxions, or, An Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy[11]
  • Influenced by: Isaac Newton[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Charles Hayes (mathematician)[14]
  • Family name: Hayes[15]
  • Given name: Charles[16]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17], BEIC Digital Library[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19], Hebrew[20]
  • P14921: charles-hayes[21]

Why It Matters

Charles Hayes is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Charles Hayes born?

Charles Hayes's place of birth was England[2].

Where did Charles Hayes die?

Charles Hayes passed away in London[4].

What did Charles Hayes do for work?

Charles Hayes worked as a mathematician[5], geographer[6], and slave trader[7].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'en', 'it', 'pt']
    P14921 → charles-hayes
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Treatise of Fluxions, or, An Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy
    Given name → Charles
    Influenced by → —
    Family name → Hayes
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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