Henry Briggs

Summary

Henry Briggs is a human^[1]. Born in Halifax^[2], he… he was born on +1561-02-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Oxford^[4]. He died on +1630-01-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Henry Briggs was born in Halifax^[2].
• Henry Briggs's place of birth was Warley Town^[9].
• Henry Briggs died in Oxford^[4].
• Henry Briggs was born on +1561-02-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Henry Briggs died on +1630-01-26T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Henry Briggs is buried at Merton College Chapel^[10].
• Henry Briggs held citizenship in Kingdom of England^[11].
• English was Henry Briggs's native language^[12].
• Henry Briggs's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Henry Briggs worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Among Henry Briggs's employers was Gresham College^[13].
• Henry Briggs was employed by St John's College^[14].
• Henry Briggs was employed by Merton College^[15].
• Henry Briggs was educated at St John's College^[16].
• Henry Briggs was educated at University of Cambridge^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Henry Briggs is Arithmetica Logarithmica^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Henry Briggs is Trigonometria Britannica^[19].
• Henry Briggs was influenced by John Napier^[20].
• Henry Briggs is recorded as male^[21].
• Henry Briggs's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Henry Briggs supervised John Pell as a doctoral student^[23].
• Henry Briggs's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083439553^[24].
• Henry Briggs's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59149892^[25].
• Henry Briggs's GND ID is recorded as 11866008X^[26].
• Henry Briggs's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85801264^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Halifax^[2], a town^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Warley Town^[9], a village^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]. Henry Briggs was born on +1561-02-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at St John's College^[16], a college of the University of Cambridge^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1511^[34] and University of Cambridge^[17], a collegiate university^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1209^[37], headquartered in Cambridge^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Employers include Gresham College^[13], an educational institution^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1597^[41]; St John's College^[14], a college of the University of Cambridge^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1511^[44]; and Merton College^[15], a college of the University of Oxford^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1264^[47], headquartered in Oxford^[48]. Henry Briggs supervised John Pell as a doctoral student^[23].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Arithmetica Logarithmica^[18], a written work^[49], written by Henry Briggs^[50] and Trigonometria Britannica^[19], a creative work^[51], written by him^[52]. Things named for him include Briggs^[53], a lunar crater^[54] and Briggs Peak^[55], a mountain^[56].

Death and Burial

Henry Briggs died on +1630-01-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Oxford^[4]. Burial took place at Merton College Chapel^[10].

Why It Matters

Henry Briggs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

He has been cited as an influence by James Gregory^[59], a mathematician^[60], 1638–1675^[61], of Kingdom of Scotland^[62], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[63], specialised in mathematics^[64] and John Pell^[65], a mathematician^[66], 1611–1685^[67], of United Kingdom^[68], specialised in number theory^[69].

Entities named for him include Briggs^[53], a lunar crater^[54] and Briggs Peak^[55], a mountain^[56].

His notable doctoral advisees include John Pell^[70], a mathematician^[71], 1611–1685^[72], of United Kingdom^[73], specialised in number theory^[74].

FAQs

Where was Henry Briggs born?

Henry Briggs was born in Halifax^[2].

Where did Henry Briggs die?

Henry Briggs died in Oxford^[4].

What did Henry Briggs do for work?

Henry Briggs worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Henry Briggs go to school?

Henry Briggs was educated at St John's College^[16] and University of Cambridge^[17].

Who did Henry Briggs influence?

Henry Briggs has been cited as an influence by James Gregory^[59] and John Pell^[65].