Thomas Turton

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Thomas Turton

Born February 5, 1780 (1780-02-05)
York, Yorkshire, England
Died January 7, 1864 (aged 83)
Ely House, Do­ver Street, London, England

Thomas Turton (5 February 1780 York7 January 1864 London) was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He was Dean of Peterborough, Bishop of Ely and composer of Anglican hymns.

[edit] References

  • Frost, Mau­rice ed. (1962). His­tor­ic­al Com­pan­ion to Hymns An­cient & Mo­dern. Lon­don: Wil­liam Clowes & Sons Ltd.. 
  • Robert Bruen (2008). Lucasian Chair: Thomas Turton. Lucasian Chair.org. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.


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