William Brouncker, 1st Viscount Brouncker

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Brouncker,_1st_Viscount_Brouncker
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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 6