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John Wallis was an English mathematician who lived from 1616 to 1703 and made important contributions to the development of calculus and mathematical notation. His work helped establish modern mathematical methods and symbolism that influenced how mathematics is studied and taught today.
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Key facts
- Born
- 3 December [ O.S. 23 November ] 1616, Ashford, Kent , England
- Died
- 8 November 1703 (1703-11-08) (aged 86) [ O.S. 28 October 1703 ] , Oxford , Oxfordshire , England
- Education
- Felsted School , Emmanuel College, Cambridge
- Known for
- Wallis product , Inventing the symbol ∞ , Extending Cavalieri's quadrature formula , Coining the term " momentum "
- Spouse
- Susanna Glynde (m. 1645)
- Children
- 3, including Anne, Lady Blencowe
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- Queens' College, Cambridge University of Oxford
- Academic advisors
- William Oughtred
- Notable students
- William Brouncker
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Wallis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Ashford
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Occupation
- archivist
- Position held
- Savilian Professor of Geometry
- Employer
- Queens' College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- John Wallis by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- Commons category
- John Wallis
- date of birth
- 1616-11-23
- date of death
- 1703-10-28
- name in native language
- John Wallis
- writing language
- English language
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- place of burial
- University Church of St Mary the Virgin
- P8168
- Nagari
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