William Whewell English philosopher & historian of science
William Whewell is a 71 years old English philosopher & historian of science from Lancaster. William Whewell was born on May 24, 1794 (died on March 06, 1866, he was 71 years old) in Lancaster. His nickname was Whewell W..
About
No, he died on 03/06/1866, 158 years ago. He was 71 years old when he died. He died in Cambridge
Family
Wife
Everina Frances Ellis
He married with Everina Frances Ellis on Thursday, July 1st, 1858. William Whewell was 64 years old. Married for 166 years, 4 months.
Awards (5)
Awarded Royal medal in 1836 , awarded Bakerian Lecture in 1847 , awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , awarded Smith's Prize , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society and
Education
He graduated from Trinity College
What was William's zodiac sign?William Whewell zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about William Whewell
| Alias | Whewell W. |
|---|---|
| AlmaMater | University of Cambridge |
| Place of death | Cambridge |
| KnownFor | Physicist, Scientist |
| Nationality | English people |
| Position held | President Of The Geological Society Of London , start time: 1837-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1839-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: Charles Lyell , replaced by: William Buckland |
| Place of birth | Lancaster |
| Given name | William |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Employer | University Of Cambridge |
| Student of | John Gough |
| Date of death | 1866-03-06T00:00:00Z |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| British Museum person-institution | 167792 |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000141395 |
| Family name | Whewell. Show people with the surname Whewell |
| Student | Augustus De Morgan |
| Field of work | Geology |
| Libris-URI | B8nrwz5v32dgn06 |
| Influenced by | John Gough |
| MacTutor id (biographies) | Whewell |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland |
| Writing language | English |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/147834 |
