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William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker

1620 - 1684

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William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker FRS (c. 1620 – 5 April 1684) was an Anglo-Irish peer and mathematician who served as the president of the Royal Society from 1662 to 1677. Best known for introducing Brouncker's formula, he also worked as a civil servant, serving as a commissioner in the Royal Navy. Brouncker was a friend and colleague of Samuel Pepys, and features prominently in the Pepys' diary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker is the 671st most popular mathematician (down from 517th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 128th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker ranks 671 out of 1,004. Before him are Agner Krarup Erlang, Louis Bachelier, Cesare Arzelà, Richard Montague, Johann Schreck, and Đuro Kurepa. After him are Harold Hotelling, Abu Said Gorgani, Jan Śniadecki, Pierre-Louis Lions, Arend Heyting, and John Hadley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1620, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker ranks 21. Before him are Abraham van Beijeren, Masaniello, François Bernier, John Evelyn, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Marguerite Bourgeoys. After him are Matthew Hopkins, and Robert Morison. Among people deceased in 1684, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker ranks 18. Before him are Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, Johann Rosenmüller, Caspar Netscher, Maria d'Este, Alvise Contarini, and Gonzales Coques.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker ranks 186 out of 549. Before him are Yvonne Farrell (1951), John de Robeck (1862), Herbert Brenon (1880), Jack Gleeson (1992), Alan Cunningham (1887), and Finn Bálor (1981). After him are Elizabeth Bowen (1899), Violet Gibson (1876), Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1848), William Howard Russell (1820), J. B. Bury (1861), and Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie (1815).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Ireland

Among mathematicians born in Ireland, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker ranks 3. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819), and Vergilius of Salzburg (700). After him are George Salmon (1819), Alicia Boole Stott (1860), and Henry John Stephen Smith (1826).

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