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Brook Taylor

English mathematician (1685–1731).

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Statements about Brook Taylor

Given Name

Brook

Sex or Gender

Male

Occupation

Mathematician

Field of Work

Mathematical Analysis
Mathematics

Member Of

Royal Society

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of England

Date of Birth

8/18/1685

Date of Death

12/11/1731
1/9/1732

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
(1712)
Point in Time
: 1712

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Place of Birth

Edmonton
Country
:
Kingdom of England

Place of Death

London
Country
:
Kingdom of Great Britain

Family Name

Taylor

Educated At

St John's College
(1703 - 1709)
Start Time
: 1703
End Time
: 1709

Described by Source

Nordisk Familjebok
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Тейлор Брук
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Taylor, Brook (DNB00)
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24497687
BEIC Digital Library
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Taylor, Brook
Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Brook Taylor
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q107055120

Ethnic Group

English People
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Source Known to Be Unreliable

Name in Native Language

Brook Taylor

Notable Work

Dr. Brook Taylor's Method of Perspective Made Easy
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Incorrect Value
Taylor Series
Methodus Incrementorum Directa Et Inversa
Taylor's Theorem

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Writing Language

English

Father

John Taylor

Child

Elizabeth Taylor

Mother

Olivia Tempest

Employer

St John's College

Student Of

Spouse

Unknown Daughter Brydges
(1721 - 1723)
Series Ordinal
:1
End Cause
:
Death
Start Time
: 1721
End Time
: 1723
Sabetta Sawbridge
(1725 - 1729)
Series Ordinal
:2
End Cause
:
Death
Start Time
: 1725
End Time
: 1729

Depicted By

Place of Burial

St Anne's Churchyard
Coordinate Location
: 51.5123°N 0.1325°W

Position Held

Secretary of the Royal Society
(1714 - 1718)
Start Time
: 1714
End Time
: 1718

Sibling

Herbert Taylor
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The Children of John Taylor of Bifrons Park
Creator
:
John Closterman
John Machin