Colin Maclaurin
Scottish mathematician (1698 – 1746) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colin Maclaurin (/məˈklɔːrən/; Scottish Gaelic: Cailean MacLabhruinn;[pronunciation?] February 1698 – 14 June 1746)[1] was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra.[2] He is also known for being a child prodigy and holding the record for being the youngest professor. The Maclaurin series, a special case of the Taylor series, is named after him.
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Colin Maclaurin | |
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Born | February 1698 |
Died | 14 June 1746 (aged 48) |
Nationality | Scottish |
Citizenship | Great Britain |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
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 |
Institutions | Marischal College, University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh |
Academic advisors | Robert Simson |
Notable students | Robert Adam |
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Owing to changes in orthography since that time (his name was originally rendered as M'Laurine[3]), his surname is alternatively written MacLaurin.[4]