Charles Hutton

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Geologist
Mathematician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Edinburgh_Mathematical_Society
gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:born August 14, 1737
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Hutton_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Hutton's_formula
Hutton's_method_of_calculating_areas
Hutton's_work_on_the_theory_of_gravitation
Hutton's_work_on_the_theory_of_tides
gptkbp:died January 27, 1823
gptkbp:field Geology
Mathematics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Geology
Mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Hutton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Playfair
Geology
Mathematics
Mathematics_education_in_Britain
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:knownFor Geology
Surveying
Contributions to mathematics
gptkbp:legacy Hutton's_contributions_to_mathematics_and_geology
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:James_Hutton
gptkb:Robert_Wallace
gptkb:John_Playfair
gptkb:William_Wallace
gptkbp:notableWorks A Course of Mathematics
Mathematical_and_Philosophical_Dictionary
gptkbp:occupation Geologist
Mathematician
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Hutton