Edward Rowe Mores

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Edward Rowe Mores (1731–1778), is believed to be the first person to use the job title "actuary" in relation to insurance mathematicians. He received his secondary education from Merchant Taylors' School, London and obtained an M.A. from The Queen's College, Oxford, in 1753.

At Oxford, he was renowned for the range and depth of his learning and for his idiosyncrasies. He studied Latin, and spoke it almost exclusively to his daughter when she was young. Besides mathematics, he was interested in such diverse studies as heraldry, and was a fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries.

After James Dodson’s death, Mores became the leader of the group which eventually became the Society for Equitable Assurances on Lives and Survivorship in 1762. He specified that that the chief official should be called the actuary, which is the earliest known reference to the position as a business concern.

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• Ogborn, M.E. (1956). "The Professional Name of Actuary" (PDF). Journal of the Institute of Actuaries 82: 233–246.