| Authorised form of name | Wood; Robert (? 1621 - 1685); mathematician |
| Other forms of surname | Woods |
| Dates | ? 1621 - 1685 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Pepperharrow, near Godalming, Surrey, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1621 or 1622 |
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland, Europe |
| Date of death | 9 April 1685 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Michael's Church, Dublin, Ireland, Europe |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Eton College; New Inn Hall, Oxford (matriculated 1640); Merton College, Oxford (BA 164; MA 1649); studied medicine for 6 years; MD
Career:
Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford; Retainer of Henry Cromwell, when Lieutenant of Ireland; one of the first Fellows of the College at Durham founded by Oliver Cromwell (1657); Licenced by Convocation to practice medicine (1656); Chancellor of the Diocese of Meath, Ireland; Mathematical Master, Christ's Hospital; Commissioner of Revenue and Accountant-General, Ireland |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/04/1681 |
| Proposer | Sir Christopher Wren |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council 1681 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Had two papers published on mathematics published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1681) |
| Relationships | Parents: Robert Wood
Married: Miss Adams
Children: three daughters |
| OtherInfo | Wood published two works on a new proposed time system based on the moon and the sun (1680-81). He also translated William Oughtred's 'Clavis mathematica' into English. Wood also frequented James Harrington's Rota Club, a group which debated on republican ideology. He supported the Commonwealth and at the Restoration was deprived of his fellowship at Lincoln College in Oxford. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster; ODNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/160845120 |
| Code | NA5645 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CLP/1/18 | Paper, regarding infinite fractions by Dr [Robert] Wood | [1680s] |