Martin Folkes
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Within Vinony's link graph, Martin Folkes is referenced by 246 other articles, and connects out to Isaac Newton, Hans Sloane and Antient Grand Lodge of England.
It is catalogued under topics including 1690 births, 1754 deaths and 18th-century English mathematicians.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Westminster
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Clare Hall
- Image
- Martin Folkes by William Hogarth (1741).jpg
- Work location
- London
- Residence
- Hillington
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- Commons category
- Martin Folkes
- date of birth
- 1690-10-29
- date of death
- 1754-06-28
- member of
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Martin Folkes
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Categories
1690 births1754 deaths18th-century English mathematiciansBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyEnglish atheistsEnglish numismatistsFellows of the Society of Antiquaries of LondonFreemasons of the Premier Grand Lodge of EnglandPresidents of the Royal SocietyPresidents of the Society of Antiquaries of London