John Wallis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English mathematician
Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1616
Place of Birth: Ashford, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 28-Oct-1703
Profession: mathematician, archivist, university teacher, philosopher, musicologist, music theorist, cryptologist, historian of mathematics
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Wallis
- John Wallis (; 3 December [O.S.
- 23 November] 1616 – 8 November [O.S.
- 28 October] 1703) was an English clergyman and mathematician who is given partial credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus.
- Between 1643 and 1689 he served as chief cryptographer for Parliament and, later, the royal court.
- He is credited with introducing the symbol 8 to represent the concept of infinity.
- He similarly used 1/8 for an infinitesimal.
- John Wallis was a contemporary of Newton and one of the greatest intellectuals of the early renaissance of mathematics.
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