Person Paget; Edward (? 1652 - 1703); scholar Paget Edward scholar Pagitt ? 1652 - 1703 British Male c 1652 1703 1703

Education: Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1677; MA 1680) Career: Fellow of Trinity (1679); Mathematics Master at Christ's Hospital Unfortunately, not much is known about Paget's private and family life. His appointment as mathematical master at Christ's Hospital, later the Royal Mathematical School, reportedly happened on Isaac Newton's (FRS 1672) recommendation. Royal Society roles: Council 1693 Fellow 08/11/1682 Daniel Colwall Invited to present his research to the Society (1683); Possibly authored a paper on magnetism, which was read to the Society (1684) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Taylor; Venn Authority: Altname and dates from Hunter References: Whiteside, D T. 1991. 'The Prehistory of the Principia from 1664 to 1686', in Notes and Records, vol. 45, pp. 11-61 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 ? 1652 - 1703 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 17/10/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5293 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes d953ec9d-3fbe-46c4-a7e7-009221b5defc