Person Barrow; Isaac (1630 - 1677); mathematician and theologian Barrow Isaac mathematician and theologian 1630 - 1677 British Male London, England, Europe October 1630 16301000 London, England, Europe 4 May 1677 16770504 Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe (7 May 1677)

Clergyman, Church of England Geometry Optics Education: Charterhouse School; Felsted School; Peterhouse, Cambridge (1643); Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1648/9, MA 1652, DD (1666) Career: Tutor to William Fairfax (3rd Viscount Fairfax of Emley); Fellow of Trinity (1649); incorporated at Oxford (1653); published compact editions of Euclid's 'Elements' (1656) and 'Data' (1657); travelled abroad (1655-1659); received Anglican ordination (1659); Fellow of Eton College (1660); Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge (1660-1663); Professor of Geometry, Gresham College, London (1662-1663); Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge (1663-1669); Prebendary of Salisbury (1671); Chaplain to Charles II; Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1673-1677); Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge (1675-1676) Honours: Trinity College, Cambridge (BD honoris causa 1661) Parents: Thomas Barrow and Anne Buggin Barrow's early education and subsequent career as a scholar were heavily shaped by the civil war years, with the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and the decline of trade there for his father resulting in a dependency on favours in securing Barrow a good education. Furthermore, Barrow was outspoken in his political and religious views and often needed to be defended against expulsion by his patron Thomas Hill. Barrow is credited with having a profound influence on his student Isaac Newton (FRS 1672) and thus having a so-called scientific genealogy relating him ultimately to Nobel prize winners. Barrow himself was not involved in the publication with his lectures on geometry, optics, and mathematics, and his father Thomas Barrow was instrumental in posthumous publication. Original Fellow 20/05/1663 32 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn; ODNB References: R E W Maddison, 'Abraham Hill, FRS (1635-1722)' in NR 1960 vol 15 pp 173-182 A Rupert Hall, 'Cambridge: Newton's legacy' in NR 2001 vol 55 pp 205-226 Katherine Hill, 'Neither Ancient nor Modern: Wallis and Barrow on the Composition of Continua. Part One: Mathematical Styles and the Composition of Continua' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 165-178, plate Katherine Hill, 'Neither Ancient nor Modern: Wallis and Barrow on the Composition of Continua. Part Two: The Seventeenth-Century Context: The Struggle Between Ancient and Modern' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 13-22 Milo Keynes, 'The Personality of Isaac Newton' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 1-56, plate Stuart Hollingdale, review of Mordechai Feingold, ed, Before Newton: the Life and Times of Isaac Barrow in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 277-279 G J Whitrow, 'Newton's Role in the History of Mathematics' in NR 1989 vol 43 pp 71-92 P Fara, 'Lucasian Professors. From Newton to Hawking: a history of Cambridge University's Lucasian professors of mathematics, ed K C Knox and R Noakes' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 312-313 Notes: The election date is Barrow's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously elected on 17 September 1662 and admitted into the Society on 29 October 1662. Barrow I, IM006526.jpg ©The Royal Society 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 RCN: 25283 RCN: 26651 RCN: 26652 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH569 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-17130 Oct 1630 - 4 May 1677 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 09/11/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA7960 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 93108fe1-2da8-46e3-be75-c3c372e4a4fb