James Jurin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Philalethes Cantabrigiensis
British mathematician and doctor; (1684-1750)
OverviewAI-generated
James Jurin (1684–1750) was a British epidemiologist, statistician, physicist, and mathematician. Born and baptized in London, he was educated at Christ's Hospital, Trinity College, and the University of Cambridge. He studied under William Whiston and received his doctorate under Roger Cotes. Jurin served as a governor at Guy's Hospital and was a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and is recognized in the Royal Society collection. Jurin wrote under the pseudonyms Philalethes and Philalethes Cantabrigiensis. His notable works include *An account of the effects of soap-lye taken internally, for the stone, in the case of James Jurin, M.D.*, *An essay upon distinct and indistinct vision*, and *A letter to the learned Caleb Cotesworth*. He died in London and was buried at St James Garlickhythe.
Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Firecrawl, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1684
- Died
- 1750
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Pamphlets
- An account of the effects of soap-lye taken internally, for the stone, in the case of James Jurin, M.D.
- A letter to the learned Caleb Cotesworth
- An essay upon distinct and indistinct vision
- A letter to the Right Reverend the Bishop of Cloyne, occasion'd by His Lordship's treatise on the virtues of tar-water
via Open Library + Wikidata
Described at
Chapel - Trinity College Cambridge
Trinity College Chapel was built during the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth I, and was intended to be the place where the Master, Fellows and Scholars of the Colle
trinitycollegechapel.com →Link to a page describing this subject · 2,536 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- physician
- Position held
- governor
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Employer
- Guy's Hospital
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Roger Cotes
- Student of
- William Whiston
- Image
- James Jurin.png
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1684-12-15
- date of death
- 1750-03-29
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- James Jurin
- date of baptism
- 1684-12-15
- pseudonym
- Philalethes
- place of burial
- St James Garlickhythe, London
- described at URL
- trinitycollegechapel.com/about/memorials/shields/jurin
via Wikidata · CC0
Available in 8 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0