| Authorised form of name | Bayes; Thomas (1701 - 1761) |
| Other forms of surname | Bays |
| Dates | 1701 - 1761 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 1701 |
| Place of death | Tunbridge Wells |
| Date of death | 07 April 1761 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
The Bayes and Cotton family vault in Bunhill Fields, the Nonconformist burial ground at Moorgate |
| Research field | Probability |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/11/1742 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
R W Home, 'Some Manuscripts on Electrical and Other Subjects Attributed to Thomas Bayes, FRS' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 81-90
J D Holland, 'An Eighteenth-Century Pioneer - Richard Price, DD, FRS (1723-1791)' in NR 1968 vol 23 pp 43-64
Notes:
DNB (MP) dates differ from those given in index to BR, which gives 1702 as the birth date and 17 April, not 7 April, 1761. DSB gives the same dates as index to BR. Box file of additional information in Room 115. |
| Code | NA8121 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/000299 | Bayes, Thomas | 2001 |
| IM/000298 | Bayes, Thomas | 2001 |
| EC/1742/15 | Bayes, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 4 November 1742 |