William George Horner

Summary

William George Horner is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bristol^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1786^[3]. He passed away in Bath^[4]. He died on September 22, 1837^[5]. He worked as a secondary school teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• William George Horner's place of birth was Bristol^[2].
• William George Horner passed away in Bath^[4].
• William George Horner was born on January 1, 1786^[3].
• William George Horner was born on June 9, 1786^[8].
• William George Horner died on September 22, 1837^[5].
• William George Horner held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[9].
• William George Horner worked as a secondary school teacher^[6].
• William George Horner's field of work was mathematics^[10].
• William George Horner was employed by Kingswood School^[11].
• William George Horner was employed by Bath Academy^[12].
• William George Horner was educated at Kingswood School^[13].
• A notable work attributed to William George Horner is Horner's method^[14].
• A notable work attributed to William George Horner is zoetrope^[15].
• A notable work attributed to William George Horner is XXI. A new method of solving numerical equations of all orders, by continuous approximation^[16].
• William George Horner is recorded as male^[17].
• William George Horner's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• William George Horner's Commons category is recorded as William George Horner (mathematician)^[19].
• William George Horner's given name is recorded as William^[20].
• William George Horner's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[21].
• William George Horner's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William George Horner'}^[22].
• William George Horner's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[23].

Body

Origins and Family

William George Horner was born in Bristol^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1786^[3] and June 9, 1786^[8].

Education

William George Horner's education included a stint at Kingswood School^[13].

Career and Affiliations

William George Horner's professions included secondary school teacher^[6]. His field of work was mathematics^[10]. Employers include Kingswood School^[11], a boarding school^[24], in United Kingdom^[25], founded in 1748^[26] and Bath Academy^[12], an independent school^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 2012^[29].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Horner's method^[14], an algorithm^[30]; zoetrope^[15]; and XXI. A new method of solving numerical equations of all orders, by continuous approximation^[16]. Things named for William George Horner include Horner's method^[31], an algorithm^[32].

Death and Burial

William George Horner died on September 22, 1837^[5]. He passed away in Bath^[4].

Why It Matters

William George Horner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

He is credited with the discovery of zoetrope^[35]. Entities named for him include Horner's method^[31], an algorithm^[32].

FAQs

Where was William George Horner born?

William George Horner's place of birth was Bristol^[2].

Where did William George Horner die?

William George Horner died in Bath^[4].

What did William George Horner do for work?

William George Horner worked as secondary school teacher^[6].

Where did William George Horner go to school?

William George Horner was educated at Kingswood School^[13].

What did William George Horner discover?

William George Horner is credited as discoverer of zoetrope^[35].