William Jones
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of death
- London
- Child
- William Jones
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Employer
- Royal Navy
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Pi
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- William Jones, the Mathematician.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- date of death
- 1749-07-01
- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1675-01-01
- name in native language
- William Jones
- different from
- William Jones
- P12749
- Braunsdorf
- Commons category
- William Jones (mathematician)
- place of burial
- St Paul's Cathedral
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