Stephen Whisson
Stephen Whisson (1710[1] – 3 November 1783) was a tutor at Trinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and coached 72 students in the 1744–1754 period.
Stephen Whisson | |
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| Born | 1710 |
| Died | 3 November 1783 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Academic advisors | Walter Taylor |
| Notable students | Thomas Postlethwaite |
Biography
Wisson was from St Neots, Huntingdonshire and was the son of a publican. In 1735, he matriculated from Wakefield School, Yorkshire.
On 29 November 1734, he was admitted as a sizar at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a scholar in 1738.[2]
Timeline
- 1738/9 BA
- 1742 MA
- 1761 BD
- 1741 Fellow of Trinity
- 1744 Taxor
- 1751-83 Cambridge University librarian
- 1752-80 Senior bursar
- 1757-58 Senior proctor[3]
- 1739 ordained deacon
- 1741 priest
- 1746 - c. 1766 Vicar of Babraham, Cambridgeshire.
- 1753-71 Rector of Shimpling, Norfolk.
- 1771-83 Rector of Orwell, Cambridgeshire.
- 1783 Buried in Trinity Chapel.
Notes
- Toshiharu Taura, Yukari Nagai (eds), Design Creativity 2010, Springer, 2011, p. 53.
- "Whisson, Stephen (WHS734S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- "Records relating to the administrative and academic officers of the University". Cambridge University Archives. 1757. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
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