Isaac Barrow ( 1630 - 1677 )

Birth: London, England, Europe (October 1630) Death: London, England, Europe (4 May 1677) Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe (7 May 1677) Occupation: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: 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) Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663.