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- Person's Name:
William Jones
- Fame as?:
Mathematician from Anglesey
- Fame Hilite:
The mathematician who gave the world the π symbol.
- Death info:
William died on the 3rd of July, 1749.
- Birth info:
William was born in 1675 in Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, Anglesey.
- Body Text 2:
Jones is best remembered for introducing the symbol π for the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter in his 1706 book 'Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos', a notation later popularised by Leonhard Euler and used ever since.
- Career Highlights:
- Career Highlight:
Introduced the π symbol for pi (1706)
- Career Highlight:
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 1711
- Career Highlight:
Close friend of Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley
- External Profile Pic:
https://www.famouswelsh.com/images/
- Connection:
Born and raised on Anglesey before moving to London
- Related Material:
- Location String:
Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, Anglesey, Wales
- Connection Place Map:
53.3278,-4.3152
William Jones was a Welsh mathematician, born in 1675 in the parish of Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd on the Isle of Anglesey. His father, John George Jones, was a small farmer, and William's early mathematical talent was spotted while he attended a charity school in Llanfechell. The Bulkeley...
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