Person: Hymers, John

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John Hymers wrote many excellent textbooks. He organised the painting of a portrait of William Wordsworth for St John's College, Cambridge. He left a considerable sum of money for the founding and endowment of Hymers' College in Hull.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 20 July 1803, Ormesby, Yorkshire, England. Died 7 April 1887, Brandesburton, Holderness, Yorkshire, England.

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Origin England


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References

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