Thomas Heath (classicist)
British civil servant, mathematician and classicist (1861–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Thomas Little Heath KCB KCVO FRS FBA (/hiːθ/; 5 October 1861 – 16 March 1940) was a British civil servant, mathematician, classical scholar, historian of ancient Greek mathematics, translator, and mountaineer. He was educated at Clifton College.[3] Heath translated works of Euclid of Alexandria, Apollonius of Perga, Aristarchus of Samos, and Archimedes of Syracuse into English.
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Sir Thomas Little Heath | |
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Born | (1861-10-05)5 October 1861 |
Died | 16 March 1940(1940-03-16) (aged 78) |
Education | Clifton College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Notable work | Archimedes: Works The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements (translation) A History of Greek Mathematics (for full list, see below) |
Spouse | Ada Mary Thomas |
Children | Geoffrey Thomas Heath Veronica Mary Heath |
Parent(s) | Samuel Heath Mary Little |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society |
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