Henry Clarke ( 1743 - 1818 )

Birth: Salford, Lancashire, England Baptism: 17 April 1743 Death: Islington, London (29 April 1818) Research Field: Mathematics Education: Manchester Grammar School;LLD (1802, Edinburgh) Career: Assistant, Aaron Grimshaw's academy, Leeds; Land surveyor; opened own "Commercial and mathematical school", Salford; Praelector in mathematics and experimental philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences, Manchester (1783); Professor of History, geography and experimental philosophy, Military College, Great Marlow (1802); DNB article claims his rejection was due to the influence of Sir Joseph Banks Membership: Candidate.