Matthew Raper

British astronomer, mathematician and scholar; (1705-1778)
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Matthew Raper

Summary

Matthew Raper is a human[1]. He was born on +1705-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1778-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], astronomer[5], and numismatist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Matthew Raper was born on +1705-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Matthew Raper died on +1778-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Burial took place at Parish Church of St James the Great, Thorley[8].
  • Matthew Raper held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[9].
  • Matthew Raper's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Matthew Raper worked as an astronomer[5].
  • Matthew Raper's professions included numismatist[6].
  • Matthew Raper received the Fellow of the Royal Society[10].
  • Matthew Raper received the Copley Medal[11].
  • Matthew Raper was a member of Royal Society[12].
  • Matthew Raper is recorded as male[13].
  • Matthew Raper's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Matthew Raper's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084231172[15].
  • Matthew Raper's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7246588[16].
  • Matthew Raper's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr91023271[17].
  • Matthew Raper's Commons category is recorded as Matthew Raper[18].
  • Matthew Raper's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 239663717[19].
  • Matthew Raper's residence is recorded as Thorley Hall[20].
  • Matthew Raper's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gdq76[21].
  • Matthew Raper's family name is recorded as Raper[22].
  • Matthew Raper's given name is recorded as Matthew[23].
  • Matthew Raper's Prabook ID is recorded as 2058366[24].
  • Matthew Raper's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6kf1w32[25].
  • Matthew Raper's past Fellow of the Royal Society ID is recorded as NA7067[26].
  • Matthew Raper's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJf4hdBhKDyXrMTrqBHXBP[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Matthew Raper was born on +1705-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], astronomer[5], and numismatist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Copley Medal[11], a medallion[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1731[32].

Death and Burial

Matthew Raper died on +1778-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He is buried at Parish Church of St James the Great, Thorley[8].

Why It Matters

Matthew Raper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

What did Matthew Raper do for work?

Matthew Raper worked as mathematician[4], astronomer[5], and numismatist[6].

What awards did Matthew Raper receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10] and Copley Medal[11].

References

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . docs.google.com. Retrieved . docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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