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Isaac Barrow

1631 - 1677

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Isaac Barrow (October 1630 – 4 May 1677) was an English Christian theologian and mathematician who is generally given credit for his early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus; in particular, for proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus. His work centered on the properties of the tangent; Barrow was the first to calculate the tangents of the kappa curve. He is also notable for being the inaugural holder of the prestigious Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics, a post later held by his student, Isaac Newton. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Barrow is the 121st most popular mathematician (down from 99th in 2019), the 624th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 434th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Mathematician.

Isaac Barrow was an English mathematician and physicist who is most famous for his work on calculus.

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Among mathematicians, Isaac Barrow ranks 121 out of 1,004. Before him are Leonid Kantorovich, Alexander Friedmann, William Oughtred, Gabriel Cramer, Christopher Clavius, and Madhava of Sangamagrama. After him are G. H. Hardy, Nicomachus, Brook Taylor, Jean-Victor Poncelet, Hippocrates of Chios, and Paul Ehrenfest.

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Among people born in 1631, Isaac Barrow ranks 1. After him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, François Vatel, Anne Conway, John Dryden, Abraham Brueghel, Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp, Al-Rashid of Morocco, Pierre Beauchamp, Marco d'Aviano, Selim I Giray, and Flavio Chigi. Among people deceased in 1677, Isaac Barrow ranks 4. Before him are Baruch Spinoza, Jan van Riebeeck, and Angelus Silesius. After him are Barbara Strozzi, Wenceslaus Hollar, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Henry Oldenburg, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Aert van der Neer, and William, Margrave of Baden-Baden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Isaac Barrow ranks 624 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Palmer (1949), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Hugh Dowding (1882), Derek Barton (1918), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), and Colin Renfrew (1937). After him are Donald Winnicott (1896), Daniel Craig (1968), James Parkinson (1755), A. A. Milne (1882), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), and G. H. Hardy (1877).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Isaac Barrow ranks 13. Before him are Thomas Harriot (1560), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), Joan Clarke (1917), John Wallis (1616), George Green (1793), and William Oughtred (1574). After him are G. H. Hardy (1877), Brook Taylor (1685), Annie S. D. Maunder (1868), Colin Maclaurin (1698), Oliver Heaviside (1850), and James Joseph Sylvester (1814).

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