John Playfair

Summary

John Playfair is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Dundee^[2]. He was born on March 10, 1748^[3]. He passed away in Burntisland^[4]. He died on July 20, 1819^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], geologist^[7], and physicist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Dundee^[2], John Playfair…
• John Playfair passed away in Burntisland^[4].
• John Playfair was born on March 10, 1748^[3].
• John Playfair died on July 20, 1819^[5].
• Burial took place at Old Calton Burial Ground^[10].
• John Playfair held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11].
• John Playfair worked as a mathematician^[6].
• John Playfair worked as a geologist^[7].
• John Playfair worked as a physicist^[8].
• John Playfair's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• John Playfair held the position of parson^[13].
• John Playfair was employed by University of Edinburgh^[14].
• John Playfair was employed by Adam Ferguson^[15].
• John Playfair was educated at University of St Andrews^[16].
• John Playfair's education included a stint at St Mary's College, St Andrews^[17].
• A notable student of John Playfair was John Leslie^[18].
• A notable work attributed to John Playfair is XIII. Remarks on the Astronomy of the Brahmins^[19].
• A notable work attributed to John Playfair is Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth^[20].
• A notable work attributed to John Playfair is Playfair's axiom^[21].
• John Playfair received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[22].
• John Playfair received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[23].
• John Playfair was a member of Royal Society^[24].
• John Playfair was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh^[25].
• John Playfair was influenced by James Hutton^[26].
• John Playfair is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dundee^[2], John Playfair… he was born on March 10, 1748^[3].

Education

Educated at University of St Andrews^[16], a public university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1413^[30], headquartered in Fife^[31] and St Mary's College, St Andrews^[17], a university building^[32], in United Kingdom^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], geologist^[7], and physicist^[8]. John Playfair's field of work was mathematics^[12]. Employers include University of Edinburgh^[14], a public university^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1583^[36], headquartered in Edinburgh^[37] and Adam Ferguson^[15], a philosopher^[38], 1723–1816^[39], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[40], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[41], specialised in sociology^[42]. He held the position of parson^[13]. A notable student of him was John Leslie^[18]. He supervised John Leslie as a doctoral student^[43].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include XIII. Remarks on the Astronomy of the Brahmins^[19]; Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth^[20], a creative work^[44]; and Playfair's axiom^[21], an axiom^[45]. Things named for John Playfair include Playfair's axiom^[46], an axiom^[47]; playfairite^[48], a mineral species^[49]; Playfair^[50], an impact crater^[51]; and Playfair Mountains^[52], a mountain range^[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[22], a fellowship award^[54], in United Kingdom^[55] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[23], a fellowship award^[56], in United Kingdom^[57].

Death and Burial

John Playfair died on July 20, 1819^[5]. He passed away in Burntisland^[4]. He is buried at Old Calton Burial Ground^[10].

Why It Matters

John Playfair ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58]

Entities named for him include Playfair's axiom^[46], an axiom^[47]; playfairite^[48], a mineral species^[49]; Playfair^[50], an impact crater^[51]; and Playfair Mountains^[52], a mountain range^[53].

His notable doctoral advisees include John Leslie^[59], a linguist^[60], 1766–1832^[61], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[62], awarded the Rumford Medal^[63].

FAQs

Where was John Playfair born?

John Playfair was born in Dundee^[2].

Where did John Playfair die?

John Playfair died in Burntisland^[4].

What did John Playfair do for work?

John Playfair worked as mathematician^[6], geologist^[7], and physicist^[8].

Where did John Playfair go to school?

John Playfair was educated at University of St Andrews^[16] and St Mary's College, St Andrews^[17].

What awards did John Playfair receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[22] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[23].