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Sir William Hamilton, KB, PC, FRS, FRSE (13 December 1730 – 6 April 1803) was a British diplomat, politician, antiquarian and vulcanologist who served as the Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800.
Sir William Hamilton (born Dec. 13, 1730, Scotland—died April 6, 1803, London, Eng.) was a British diplomat and archaeologist. He was the husband of Emma, Lady Hamilton, the mistress of Admiral Horatio Nelson. Hamilton was the son of Lord Archibald Hamilton, governor of Jamaica.
William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish astronomer and mathematician who discovered the quaternions. View nine larger pictures. Biography. William Rowan Hamilton's father, Archibald Hamilton, did not have time to teach William as he was often away in England pursuing legal business.
Sir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish mathematician who contributed to the development of optics, dynamics, and algebra—in particular, discovering the algebra of quaternions. His work proved significant for the development of quantum mechanics.
Sir William Rowan Hamilton MRIA, FRAS (3/4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) [1] [2] was an Irish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was the Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin, and Royal Astronomer of Ireland, living at Dunsink Observatory . Hamilton was Dunsink's third director, having worked there from 1827 to 1865.
Mar 8, 2015 · William Hamilton was a Scottish philosopher whose approach to logic influenced Boole, De Morgan and others. View two larger pictures. Biography. William Hamilton's mother was Elizabeth Stirling and his father, the professor of anatomy in the University of Glasgow, was named William Hamilton.
May 2, 2024 · Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet was a Scottish metaphysical philosopher and influential educator, also remembered for his contributions in the field of logic. Hamilton took his B.A. from Balliol College, Oxford, in 1811 and became a member of the Scottish bar in 1813.
Aug 3, 2005 · William Rowan Hamilton: mathematical genius. 03 Aug 2005. This year Ireland celebrates the bicentenary of the mathematician William Rowan Hamilton, best remembered for "quaternions" and for his pioneering work on optics and dynamics. Picture of genius.
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Aug 24, 2016 · Sir William Hamilton, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher. He was widely interested in law, physiology, and literature and was professor of history and philosophy at the Univ. of Edinburgh. Hamilton helped to reestablish the waning fame of the Scottish school of metaphysics.
William Hamilton is best known as a leader in the first wave of American abolitionism. Life and career. Hamilton was born in New York sometime in 1773, and was reputed to be a son of Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father and future Secretary of the Treasury.
