William Whewell

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
scientist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1794-05-24
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Lancaster,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Whewell_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution economics
geology
physics
sociology
astronomy
scientific method
ethics
inductive reasoning
political philosophy
scientific societies
education reform
philosophy of mathematics
scientific literature
history of science
scientific communication
scientific conferences
scientific journals
scientific institutions
moral philosophy
scientific collaborations
scientific terminology
scientific debates
scientific policy
scientific education
scientific outreach
scientific advocacy
gptkbp:deathDate 1866-03-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:field philosophy of science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Whewell
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkbp:influencedBy Immanuel Kant
gptkbp:knownFor contributions to the philosophy of science
coining the term 'scientist'
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:George_Gabriel_Stokes
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin
John Venn
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Philosophy_of_the_Inductive_Sciences,_Founded_Upon_Their_History
gptkb:Philosophy_of_the_Inductive_Sciences
The History of the Inductive Sciences
gptkbp:occupation author
historian
academic
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Hutton