# John Napier

> He invented the mathematical tool that turned multiplication into addition — logarithms — and in doing so gave astronomers, navigators, and engineers centuries of faster calculation before the first computer switched on.

*Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1550-02-01
- **Died:** 1617-04-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Napier was born 1 February 1550 at Merchiston Tower in Edinburgh, the 8th Laird of Merchiston and a Scottish landowner who spent his life working the edges of mathematics and astronomy. He discovered logarithms, a breakthrough that collapsed complex computation into something manageable by hand. He also invented Napier's bones, a calculating device, and championed the decimal point in arithmetic — small moves that reshaped how numbers were written and used. Nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston, he died 4 April 1617, leaving behind tools that outlasted him by centuries. His birthplace is now part of Edinburgh Napier University, and a memorial stands at St Cuthbert's Parish Church in the city's heart.

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