Bewick Bridge
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Bewick Bridge was an English vicar
and mathematical author.
In 1786, he was admitted as a sizar
to study mathematics Peterhouse
, Cambridge University, where he graduated as senior wrangler in 1790.
In October 1790, he was ordained a deacon at Ely, and became a priest in 1792; in the same year he became a Fellow
at Peterhouse, during which he spent time as both as college moderator and as proctor. From 1806 until 1816, he was Professor of Mathematics at the East India Company College
, Haileybury. He wrote a number of mathematical texts: his Algebra achieved international circulation. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1812.
From 1816 until 1833, he was vicar of Cherry Hinton
in Cambridge
, where in 1818 he built the vicarage, and he founded the village school in 1832 (now a Church of England
Infant School). He died on 15 May, 1833, aged 66. In September 2011 the Cherry Hinton Community Junior School will be named after Bewick, becoming Bewick Bridge Community Primary School.
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
and mathematical author.
In 1786, he was admitted as a sizar
Sizar
At Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Cambridge, a sizar is a student who receives some form of assistance such as meals, lower fees or lodging during his or her period of study, in some cases in return for doing a defined job....
to study mathematics Peterhouse
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
, Cambridge University, where he graduated as senior wrangler in 1790.
In October 1790, he was ordained a deacon at Ely, and became a priest in 1792; in the same year he became a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
at Peterhouse, during which he spent time as both as college moderator and as proctor. From 1806 until 1816, he was Professor of Mathematics at the East India Company College
East India Company College
The East India College was a college in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in February 1806 as the training establishment for the British East India Company . At that time, the BEIC provided general and vocational education for young gentlemen of sixteen to eighteen years old,...
, Haileybury. He wrote a number of mathematical texts: his Algebra achieved international circulation. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1812.
From 1816 until 1833, he was vicar of Cherry Hinton
Cherry Hinton
Cherry Hinton is a suburban area of the city of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, England. It is around southeast of Cambridge city centre.-History:...
in Cambridge
Cambridge
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, where in 1818 he built the vicarage, and he founded the village school in 1832 (now a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Infant School). He died on 15 May, 1833, aged 66. In September 2011 the Cherry Hinton Community Junior School will be named after Bewick, becoming Bewick Bridge Community Primary School.