William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Castlelyons |
Ireland | |
Date of died | April 5,1684 |
Died | Westminster |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Parents | Winifred Leigh |
William Brouncker, 1st Viscount Brouncker of Lyons | |
Siblings | Henry Brouncker, 3rd Viscount Brouncker |
Grandparents | Frances Harington |
Sir William Leigh | |
Henry Brouncker | |
Ann Parker | |
Job | Mathematician |
Education | University of Oxford |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2898491 |
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker Life story
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, PRS was an English mathematician who introduced Brouncker's formula, and was the first President of the Royal Society. He was also a civil servant, serving as a Commissioner of the Royal Navy.