GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003108
NameIsaac Newton
TitleSir
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. 1642-12-25 - d. 1727-03-20 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Exposition of 2 Kings 17:15-16: HRC 130manuscript owner - Treatise on Algebra and Miscellaneous Unrelated Material: MS Add. 3995
Linked SermonsSermon on 2 Kings 17:15-16 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Kings 17:15-16 -- scribe (autograph: yes)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesTrinity College -- Place of Study
Source of DataACAD (Venn) (ID: NWTN661I); ODNB (Article: 20059); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedACAD (Venn) (ID: NWTN661I); ODNB (Article: 20059)
Other NoteIsaac Newton was born on 25 December 1642 at Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, the son of a yeoman named Isaac and Hannah Ayscough. He attended school at Grantham, Lincolnshire, subsequently matriculating at Trinity College, Cambridge on 5 June 1661. It was at Cambridge that Newton began to read the works of Descartes and Pierre Gassendi. He was awarded his bachelor's degree in April 1665. During the plague years, Newton began to consolidate his findings; in addition, he examined the elements of circular motion, applying his analysis to the Moon and the planets. It was also during this time that the idea of universal gravitation occurred to him. In 1667, Newton was elected to a fellowship at Trinity, and proceeded M.A. in 1668. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1672, and shortly after spoke about his discoveries on light and colours. He accepted the presidency of the Royal Society in 1703 only after the death of his nemesis, Robert Hooke; he continued to be re-elected annually for twenty-five years. On 15 April 1705, Newton was knighted. Sir Isaac Newton died at Kensington on 20 March 1727, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. He is best known for his discoveries in optics, mechanics, and mathematics, including the three laws of motion and infinitesimal calculus.
GEMMS record createdSeptember 17, 2020
GEMMS record last editedSeptember 17, 2020