Brook Taylor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brook Taylor
Occupation	Mathematician
Date Of Birth	Aug 18, 1685(1685-08-18)
Age	339
Date Of Death	December 29, 1731, London, United Kingdom
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Brook Taylor Biography

Brook Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Mathematician who was born on August 18, 1685 in London, England, United Kingdom. English mathematician, who was primarily responsible for the development and development of calculus instruments Taylor’s Theorem and the Taylor series. His work was later explained in the work of Joseph-Louis Lagrange as “the main foundation of differential calculus.”

He was on the committee of the Royal Society during the adjudicating of Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz..

The place of birth was Edmonton, England. He got married to Miss Brydges of Wallington, Surrey in 1721. But the couple died shortly after the birth of his son. He later remarried Sabetta Sawbridge, who also passed away during childbirth along with their daughter Elizabeth. He passed away at the age of 46 in the month of November 1731.

Brook Taylor Net Worth

Brook Taylor is one of the richest Mathematician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brook Taylor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at St. John’s College, Cambridge where he was taught by John Machin and John Keill.

The Society was named his Royal Society in 1712 and later served as their secretary from 1714 between 1714 and 1718.

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Facts & Trivia

Brook Ranked on the list of most popular Mathematician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Brook Taylor celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.

Top Facts about Brook Taylor

1. Brook Taylor was an English mathematician born in 1685.
2. He is best known for his work on calculus and series.
3. Taylor’s theorem is named after him.
4. He served as a member of parliament for over 30 years.
5. Taylor was also a talented artist and musician.
6. His book “Methodus Incrementorum Directa et Inversa” introduced calculus to England.
7. Taylor made significant contributions to the study of sound waves and vibrations.
8. He developed the concept of “Taylor series”.
9. Taylor was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society at age 22.
10. He died in 1731 at the age of 46, leaving behind a legacy in mathematics that continues to this day.

What is Brook Taylor known for?

Brook Taylor was an English mathematician who added to mathematics a new branch now called the ‘calculus of finite differences’, invented integration by parts, and discovered the celebrated formula known as Taylor’s expansion.

How was the Taylor series discovered?

As far as I know, the concept of Taylor series was discovered by the Scottish mathematician James Gregory and formally introduced by the English mathematician Brook Taylor in 1715. However, my main curiosity is about the problems and situations that resulted in a need to approximate a function using Taylor series.

Where did Brook Taylor go to school?

Education

Where was Brook Taylor born?

Municipal Borough of Edmonton

Who invented Maclaurin series?

Colin Maclaurin
Known for| Euler–Maclaurin formula Maclaurin’s inequality Maclaurin series Maclaurin spheroid Maclaurin–Cauchy test Braikenridge–Maclaurin theorem Trisectrix of Maclaurin
Awards| Grand Prize of the French Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
Fields| Mathematician, child prodigy