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William Brouncker, 1st Viscount Brouncker
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Brouncker,_1st_Viscount_Brouncker
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:peer
English mathematician
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:Wadham_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:birthDate
1620
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:St._Benet's,_Paul's_Wharf,_London
gptkbp:contributedTo
gptkb:mathematics
science administration
gptkbp:deathDate
1684
gptkbp:education
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:father
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Brouncker
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
William Brouncker, 1st Viscount Brouncker
gptkbp:memberOf
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality
English
gptkbp:notableFor
continued fraction expansion of pi
translation of Descartes' geometry
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:mathematician
administrator
gptkbp:peerage
gptkb:Peerage_of_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfBirth
gptkb:Castlelyons,_County_Cork,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath
gptkb:Westminster,_London,_England
gptkbp:president
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:servedAs
Chancellor to Queen Catherine of Braganza
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Henry_Brouncker,_3rd_Viscount_Brouncker
gptkbp:termEnd
1677
gptkbp:termStart
1662
gptkbp:title
gptkb:1st_Viscount_Brouncker
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:William_Brouncker
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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