Person: Wren, Sir Christopher

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Christopher Wren was an English architect and mathematician who became Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford. He is best known for the buildings he designed after the Great Fire of London.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 20 October 1632, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England. Died 25 February 1723, London, England.

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Architecture, Astronomy, Geography, Origin England, Physics


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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive