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John Winthrop

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Mathematician, physicist and astronomer and acting president of Harvard University in 1769 and 1773

United StatesAcademicsLived 1714 to 1779 · aged 64
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John Winthrop was an American mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He was the 2nd Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Harvard College.

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A painting of his wife, Hannah Fayerweather Winthrop, by John Singleton Copley (1773)A painting of his wife, Hannah Fayerweather Winthrop, by John Singleton Copley (1773)

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Fellow of the Royal Society

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1714 to 1779 · aged 64
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10 languages

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