About John Lamb
Lived 1789 – 1850 (aged 61). John Lamb was a British mathematician.
John Lamb, (28 February 1789 – 18 April 1850) was an academic and Anglican priest in the first half of the nineteenth century.
A mathematician, he was Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1822 to 1837. He also became Dean of Bristol from 1837 until his death.
He was born in Ixworth and died in Cambridge.
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Who was John Lamb?
English college head and dean of Bristol; (1789-1850)
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John Lamb was born on 17 January 1789.
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John Lamb died on 17 January 1850.
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John Lamb was a mathematician.
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John Lamb was British.
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