Walter Taylor (mathematician)
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Walter Taylor 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
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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 April 7, 1716.
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
tutor who coached 83 students in the 1724–1743 period. He later was appointed as the Regius Professor of Greek
Regius Professor of Greek (Cambridge)
The Regius Professorship of Greek is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge. The chair was founded by Henry VIII in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, subsequently increased in 1848 by a canonry of Ely Cathedral....
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He was the son of John Taylor, Vicar of Tuxford
Tuxford
-Geography:Tuxford is a village and a civil parish on the southern edge of the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. It may also be considered a small town as it was historically a market town. Nearby larger towns are Retford and Newark-on-Trent. From Harvest Cottage, near the ECML, the...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. He matriculated in 1716 from Wakefield School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is an independent school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. QEGS is distinct from most other schools in that it was founded by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1591 at the request of leading citizens in Wakefield 75 in total and some of whom formed the...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. Taylor was admitted as a pensioner
Pensioner
In common parlance, a pensioner is a person who has retired, and now collects a pension. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner', or OAP. In the United States, the term retiree is more...
at Trinity, on April 7, 1716.
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 TuxfordTuxford-Geography:Tuxford is a village and a civil parish on the southern edge of the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. It may also be considered a small town as it was historically a market town. Nearby larger towns are Retford and Newark-on-Trent. From Harvest Cottage, near the ECML, the...