Walter Taylor (mathematician)

Walter Taylor
Born c. 1700
Tuxford, Nottinghamshire
Died 23 February 1743/4
Residence England
Fields Mathematician and classicist
Institutions Trinity College, Cambridge
Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge
Academic advisors Robert Smith
Notable students Stephen Whisson

Walter Taylor (c. 1700 – 23 February 1743/4) was a Trinity College, Cambridge tutor who coached 83 students in the 17241743 period. He later was appointed as the Regius Professor of Greek.

He was the son of John Taylor, Vicar of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. He matriculated in 1716 from Wakefield School, Yorkshire. Taylor was admitted as a pensioner at Trinity on 7 April 1716.[1]

Robert Smith was Taylor's Cambridge tutor.

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  1. "Taylor, Walter (TLR716W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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