David Gregory

David Gregory FRS was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He was professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, and later Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford, and a proponent of Isaac Newton's Principia.

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Who was born first?

• David Gregory and Georg Ernst Stahl were born the same year
• David Gregory was born 1 year before Johann Kuhnau
• David Gregory was born 1 year before Friedrich Hoffmann
• David Gregory was born 2 years before Guillaume de l'Hôpital
• David Gregory was born 3 years after Edmond Halley

Timeline

1. Edmond HalleyNovember 8, 1656 – January 25, 1742
2. David Gregory (this page)June 3, 1659 – October 10, 1708
3. Georg Ernst StahlOctober 21, 1659 – May 14, 1734
4. Friedrich HoffmannFebruary 19, 1660 – November 12, 1742
5. Johann KuhnauApril 6, 1660 – June 5, 1722
6. Guillaume de l'Hôpital1661 – February 2, 1704

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716