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Sir John Wilson was a male mathematician, judge, politician, and jurist from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Born on 6 August 1741, he was educated at Peterhouse. His professional career included employment at Peterhouse, the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, and the Court of Common Pleas. He specialized in number theory and is noted for Wilson's theorem.
Wilson served as a member of the Royal Society, an affiliation that recognized him as a Fellow. He was also acknowledged within the Royal Society collection. He died on 18 October 1793 in Kendal.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Applethwaite
- Place of death
- Kendal
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- Court of Common Pleas
- Notable work
- Wilson's theorem
- Field of work
- number theory
- Image
- John Wilson (Mathematician).jpeg
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- date of birth
- 1741-08-06
- date of death
- 1793-10-18
- member of
- Royal Society
- honorific prefix
- Sir
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