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William Hopkins FRS (2 February 1793 – 13 October 1866) was an English mathematician and geologist. He is famous as a private tutor of aspiring undergraduate Cambridge mathematicians, earning him the sobriquet the " senior-wrangler maker."
William Hopkins (Kingston-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, 21 de fevereiro de 1793 — Cambridge, 13 de outubro de 1866) foi um matemático e geólogo britânico. [ 1 ] Foi laureado com a medalha Wollaston de 1850, concedida pela Sociedade Geológica de Londres .
William Hopkins was an English mathematician best-known as a tutor for the Cambridge tripos examinations.
23 de mai. de 2018 · Hopkins, William. ( b. Kingston-on-Soar, Derbyshire, England, 2 February 1793; d. Cambridge, England, 13 October 1866) geology, mathematics. The only son of a gentleman farmer, Hopkins had a desultory early education which included some practical farming in Norfolk.
5 de jan. de 2009 · Geikie's judgement echoed an appeal made some thirty years earlier by William Hopkins (1793–1866) that the science of geology needed to be ‘elevated’ from a level of ‘indeterminate generalities’ to a rank among the stricter physical sciences.
6 de mar. de 2021 · William Hopkins Biography ... William Hopkins Biography - English Mathematician and GeologistWilliam Hopkins FRS (born February 2, 1793 in Kingston-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, ...
William Hopkins era um renomado matemático e geólogo da Grã-Bretanha que escreveu o livro 'Elementos da Trigonometria'. Nascido em uma família agrícola, esperava-se que Hopkins se alinhasse aos negócios da família.
