# William Whiston

> theologian, historian, mathematician, and translator (1667-1752)

**Wikidata**: [Q452091](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452091)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Whiston)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-whiston

## Summary

William Whiston was born on December 9, 1667, in Norton Juxta Twycross[1][2][3][4] and died on August 22, 1752, at Lyndon Hall[1][2][3][4]. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Great Britain and practiced Anglicanism[2]. His education took place at Clare College, University of Cambridge, and Landau Forte Academy QEMS[2][5]. Following his death, he was buried at the Church of St Martin[6].Working as a mathematician, physicist, historian, university teacher, philosopher, and theologian, he specialized in the field of mathematics. He was influenced by David Gregory and Isaac Newton[2]. His employers included the University of Cambridge from 1701 to 1710, Clare College from 1691 to 1699, and the Anglican Diocese of Norwich from 1694 to 1698[2].He held the position of vicar from 1698 to 1701[2]. Subsequently, he served as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1702 to 1711[2].


## References

1. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
2. BnF authorities
3. Integrated Authority File
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10. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
11. Virtual International Authority File
12. [Source](http://digitale.beic.it/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?fn=search&vid=BEIC&vl%283134987UI0%29=creator&vl%28freeText0%29=Whiston%20William)
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16. Golden