John Farey
English geologist and writer
Facts
22 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- 1766, September 24, 1766[10]
- Date of death
- January 6, 1826
- Place of birth
- Woburn
- Place of death
- London
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
- Occupation
- geologist, writer, mathematician, surveyor, geodesist
- Field of work
- economic geology, mineralogy, geodesy, mathematics, meteorology, music[13][14][15][16][17][18]
- Educated at
- Woburn Lower School, Halifax High School[20][21]
- Notable work
- Farey sequence, Farey-Graph, General view of the agriculture and minerals of Derbyshire, LXXIX. On a curious property of vulgar fractions[22][23][24][25]
- Child
- John Farey, Jr.[11]
- Described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30][31]
- Different from
- John Farey, Jr.[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[36]
- Name in native language
- John Farey[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- Mechanical Curator authors - current work batch[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Farey
ja ジョン・ファレイ
ja ジョン・フェアリー
ru Джон Фарей
ru Фарей, Джон
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- 0000000077357615
- VIAF cluster ID
- 6476876
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n88058035
- GND ID
- 140756752
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- John Farey with QR code.jpg ↗
- BHL creator ID
- 11970
- Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
- 205
- CERL Thesaurus ID
- cnp01220714
- FAST ID
- 235078
- Freebase ID
- /m/03h87w
- Grove Music Online ID
- 09305
- IdRef ID
- 24167509X
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- J9U entity ID
- 987007330376305171
- MacTutor biography ID
- Farey
- NL CR AUT ID
- ntk2017964711
- National Library of Israel ID (old)
- 004349828
- National Library of Wales Authority ID
- farey-john-1766-1827, farey-john-1766-1826
- OpenMLOL author ID
- 446482
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 9154
- RISM ID
- people/50043966
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6rp8bwc
- SNARC ID
- Johann Jakob Schweppe
- Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
- farey
- UK National Archives ID
- F36383
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- ujddt6be
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJxt3vM96whQGd4pdvx4bd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/432b3822-f9da-4848-9597-73cb5a68d814
- ZbMATH author ID
- farey.john
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Summary
John Farey was born on 1766[1] in Woburn[2]. He died on January 6, 1826[3], in London[4]. He worked as a geologist[5], writer[6], mathematician[7], surveyor[8], and geodesist[9].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for John Farey include Farey sequence[37], a number sequence[38].
Why It Matters
Entities named for John Farey include Farey sequence[37], a number sequence[38].
FAQs
Where was John Farey born?
John Farey was born in Woburn[2].
Where did John Farey die?
John Farey passed away in London[4].
What did John Farey do for work?
John Farey worked as a geologist[5], writer[6], mathematician[7], surveyor[8], and geodesist[9].
Where did John Farey go to school?
John Farey was educated at Woburn Lower School[20] and Halifax High School[21].