# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-brouncker-2nd-viscount-brouncker
# Generated: 2026-08-15T15:34:47.996Z

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name: "William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker"
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description: "William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, FRS was an Anglo-Irish peer and mathematician who served as the president of the Royal Society from 1662 to 1677. Best known for introducing Brouncker's formula, he also worked as a civil servant, serving as a commissioner in the Royal Navy. Brouncker was a friend and colleague of Samuel Pepys, and features prominently in the Pepys' diary."
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birthDate: "1620"
deathDate: "1684-04-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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