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Mathematicians


154 People in group

John Couch Adams

John Couch Adams

1819-1892
Astronomer and mathematician
Sitter in 3 portraits
Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage

1791-1871
Mathematician and computer pioneer
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir Hermann Bondi

Sir Hermann Bondi

1919-2005
Mathematician
Sitter in 1 portrait
George Boole

George Boole

1815-1864
Mathematician; inventor of Boolean logic
Sitter in 2 portraits
Jacob Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski

1908-1974
Mathematician, poet and humanist
Sitter in 4 portraits
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker

William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker

1620-1684
Mathematician; first President of the Royal Society
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir George Howard Darwin

Sir George Howard Darwin

1845-1912
Mathematician and astronomer; son of Charles Darwin
Sitter in 3 portraits
René Descartes

René Descartes

1596-1650
French philosopher and mathematician
Sitter in 10 portraits
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt

1792-1871
Mathematician and astronomer; son of William Herschel
Sitter in 18 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Sir Fred Hoyle

Sir Fred Hoyle

1915-2001
Astrophysicist, mathematician and writer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Christiaan Huygens

Christiaan Huygens

1629-1695
Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir James Hopwood Jeans

Sir James Hopwood Jeans

1877-1946
Mathematician, astronomer and theoretical physicist
Sitter in 19 portraits
William Jones

William Jones

1675-1749
Mathematician
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Thomson, Baron Kelvin

William Thomson, Baron Kelvin

1824-1907
Mathematician, physicist and inventor
Sitter in 30 portraits
Nicholas Kratzer

Nicholas Kratzer

1487-?1550
Mathematician and astronomer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace

1815-1852
Mathematician and computer pioneer
Sitter associated with 5 portraits
Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

1642-1727
Mathematical scientist
Sitter associated with 46 portraits
Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

1872-1970
Philosopher, mathematician and social reformer
Sitter in 119 portraits
Edward Samuel Shire

Edward Samuel Shire

1908-1978
Mathematician, physicist and joint inventor of the radio proximity fuse for explosive devices
Sitter in 1 portrait
Brook Taylor

Brook Taylor

1685-1731
Mathematician
Sitter in 3 portraits