Stephen Whisson Explained

Stephen Whisson
Birth Date:1710
Birth Place:St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England
Death Date:3 November 1783
Death Place:Cambridge, England
Fields:Mathematician
Workplaces:Trinity College, Cambridge
Alma Mater:Trinity College, Cambridge
Academic Advisors:Walter Taylor
Notable Students:Thomas Postlethwaite

Stephen Whisson (1710[1] – 3 November 1783) was a tutor at Trinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and coached 72 students in the 1744–1754 period.

Biography

Wisson was from St Neots, Huntingdonshire and was the son of a publican. In 1735, he matriculated from Wakefield School, Yorkshire.

On 29 November 1734, he was admitted as a sizar at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a scholar in 1738.

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Notes and References

  1. Toshiharu Taura, Yukari Nagai (eds), Design Creativity 2010, Springer, 2011, p. 53.
  2. Web site: Cambridge University Archives . Records relating to the administrative and academic officers of the University . 1757 . 2009-03-22.