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Isaac Barrow
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Isaac Barrow was an English mathematician and theologian who lived from 1630 to 1677 and made important contributions to both fields during a pivotal period in the history of science. His work in mathematics helped lay groundwork for calculus, while his theological writings were influential in Protestant Christian thought of his era.
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- Works
- 39
Top works
- The duty and rewards of industry considered
- Pope's Supremacy
- Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow; Volume 1
- Of contentment
- Theological Works of Isaac Barrow, D. D. ; Volume II
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Barrow
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Position held
- Master
- Educated at
- Charterhouse School
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Divinity
- Doctoral advisor
- Gilles de Roberval
- Doctoral student
- Isaac Newton
- Field of work
- theology
- Image
- Isaac Barrow by Mary Beale.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
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- Isaac Barrow
- date of birth
- 1630-10-00
- date of death
- 1677-05-04
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- name in native language
- Isaac Barrow
- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Gilles de Roberval
- student
- Isaac Newton
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Isaac Barrow (October 1630 – 4 May 1677) was an English Christian theologian and mathematician who is generally given credit for his early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus; in particular, for a proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus. His work centered on the properties of the tangent; Barrow was the first to calculate the tangents of the kappa curve. He is also notable for being the inaugural holder of the prestigious Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, a post later held by his student, Isaac Newton.
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