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William Whewell

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William Whewell

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1794-05-24 （Lancaster, Lancashire）
Died
1866-03-06 （Cambridge） age 71
Nationality
England, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Religion
Anglican
Residence History
Lancaster → Cambridge

Career

Occupations
polymath, mathematician, philosopher, theologian, poet, historian, economist
Active Years
1812-1866
Affiliations
Trinity College, Cambridge
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), Fellow of the Geological Society (FGS), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
Influenced By
John Gough
Influenced
Augustus De Morgan

Education

Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Mathematics
Period: 幼少期
Country: United Kingdom
Excelled in mathematics
Heversham Grammar School
Country: United Kingdom
Trinity College, Cambridge
Mathematics
Degree: Bachelor
Period: 1812-1816
Year of Graduation: 1816
Country: United Kingdom
Second Wrangler

Awards

Chancellor's Gold Medal
1814
Work: Poetry
Category: 詩
Organization: University of Cambridge
Result: 受賞
Smith's Prize
1816
Organization: Trinity College
Result: 受賞
Royal Medal
1837
Work: Tidal research
Organization: Royal Society
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

History of the Inductive Sciences

1837 History of Science

Systematizes the development of sciences

Inductive sciencesHistory of science

The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences

1840 Philosophy of Science

Philosophy founded upon history of sciences

InductionConsilience

Bibliography

  • Architectural Notes on German Churches (1830)
  • Astronomy and General Physics (1833)
  • History of the Inductive Sciences (1837)
  • Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences (1840)

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Goethe

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SystematicPhilosophical
Recurring Motifs
Natural theologyScience and religion

Health

  • Fall from horse
    1866
    Fatal

Legacy

Coined 'scientist'; contributed to philosophy of science; Master of Trinity College

Academic Societies

  • Geological Society of London

Archives

  • Trinity College Library

In Popular Culture

  • Mentioned in Barchester Towers

Quotes

  • Events are brought about... by the establishment of general laws
    Source: Bridgewater Treatise (1833)

Trivia

  • Coined 'scientist' (1833) and 'physicist' (1840)
  • Suggested 'anode' and 'cathode' to Faraday
  • Organized first citizen science project on tides