Henry Lucas
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Henry Lucas was a 17th-century English clergyman, politician, and benefactor whose endowment led to the creation of the prestigious Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Lucasian Chair of Mathematics | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English clergyman
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benefactor ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ professorship ⓘ |
| almaMater | St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefactorOf |
St John’s College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| donatedTo |
St John’s College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Stuart period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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politics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasHonor | namesake of the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics ⓘ |
| hasPart | library collection bequeathed to the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | advancement of mathematical sciences ⓘ |
| knownFor |
endowing the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics
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philanthropy towards the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
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surface form:
Lucasian Chair of Mathematics
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
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| memberOf | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Lucas self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableWork | endowment establishing the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| politicalEntityRepresented | constituency in the Parliament of England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament of England ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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subject surface form:
Lucasian Chair of Mathematics