Walter Taylor (mathematician)
Walter Taylor (c. 1700 – 23 February 1743/44) was a Trinity College, Cambridge tutor who coached 83 students in the 1724–1743 period. He later was appointed as the Regius Professor of Greek.
Walter Taylor | |
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| Born | c. 1700 Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | 23 February 1743/44 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician and classicist |
| Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Academic advisors | Robert Smith |
| Notable students | Stephen Whisson |
He was the son of John Taylor, Vicar of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. He matriculated in 1716 from Wakefield School, Yorkshire. Taylor was admitted as a pensioner at Trinity on 7 April 1716.[1]
Robert Smith was Taylor's Cambridge tutor.
Timeline
- 1717 Scholar
- 1719/20 BA
- 1723 MA
- 1736 BD
- 1722 Fellow of Trinity
- 1726–44 Regius Professor of Greek
- 1725 Ordained deacon
- 1726/7 Ordained priest
- 1743/4 buried at Tuxford
Notes
- "Taylor, Walter (TLR716W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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