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- Born
- 1734
- Died
- 1798
- Works
- 10
Top works
- A letter to the Reverend Dr. Powell, Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, in answer to his Observations on the first chapter of a book called Miscellanea analytica, and his defence of those observations
- A letter to the reverend dr. [W.S.] Powell ... in answer to his Observations on the first ..
- An Essay on the Principles of Human Knowledge
- Meditationes analyticae
- Miscellanea analytica, de aequationibus algebraicis, et curvarum proprietatibus
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1736, Old Heath , Shropshire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Died
- 15 August 1798 (1798-08-15) (aged 62), Plealey , Pontesbury , Shropshire, England
- Alma mater
- Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Known for
- Waring's problem , Waring's prime number conjecture
- Awards
- Copley Medal (1784)
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- University of Cambridge
- Notable students
- John Wilson , John Dawson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Shrewsbury
- Place of death
- Pontesbury
- Occupation
- scientist
- Position held
- Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Employer
- Magdalene College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Copley Medal
- Notable work
- Waring's prime number conjecture
- Doctoral student
- John Dawson
- Field of work
- number
- Image
- Edward Waring. Stipple engraving by Facius after T. Kerrich. Wellcome V0006150.jpg
- Work location
- Cambridge
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- date of death
- 1798-01-01
- date of birth
- 1734-01-01
- student
- John Dawson
- name in native language
- Edward Waring
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- Edward Waring
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Waring (c. 1736 – 15 August 1798) was a British mathematician. He entered Magdalene College, Cambridge as a sizar and became Senior wrangler in 1757. He was elected a Fellow of Magdalene and in 1760 Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, holding the chair until his death. He made the assertion known as Waring's problem without proof in his writings Meditationes Algebraicae. Waring was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763 and awarded the Copley Medal in 1784.
Early years
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