George Lewis Scott
Scottish mathematician & musician (1708-1780) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Lewis Scott (1708–1780) was a mathematician and literary figure who was tutor to the future George III from 1751 to 1755. A friend of the historian Edward Gibbon, the poet James Thomson and other members of the Georgian era literary world, he was described as 'perhaps the most accomplished of all amateur mathematicians who never gave their works to the world'.[1]
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George Lewis Scott, FRS | |
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Born | (1708-05-01)1 May 1708 Hanover |
Died | 7 December 1780(1780-12-07) (aged 72) London, England |
Occupation | Mathematician, musician |
Language | English |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Spouse | Sarah Scott 1751-1752 (separated) |
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He was married for a short time to the writer Sarah Scott but they separated after less than a year. His younger brother Caroline Frederick Scott was an army officer, who gained a reputation for brutality in the aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite Rising.