John Colson
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| Born | 1680 |
| Died | 20 January 1760, aged 80 Cambridge |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Johnathan "John" Colson (1680–1760) was an English clergyman and mathematician, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University.
John Colson was educated at Lichfield School before becoming an undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford, though he did not take a degree there. He became a schoolmaster at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School in Rochester, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1713. He was Vicar of Chalk, Kent from 1724 to 1740. He came to Cambridge and lectured at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. From 1739 to 1760 he was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. He was also Rector of Lockington, Yorkshire.[1]
John Colson translated several of Isaac Newton's works into English, including De Methodis Serierum et Fluxionum in 1736.
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- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Colson, John". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Robert Bruen (2008). "Lucasian Chair: John Colson". Lucasian Chair.org. Cambridge University. http://www.lucasianchair.org/18/colson.html. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- "A Brief History of The Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics at Cambridge University" — Robert Bruen, Boston College, May 1995
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