Thomas Postlethwaite

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Thomas Postlethwaite
Born	1731 Lancashire, England
Died	4 May 1798(1798-05-04) (aged 67) Bath, Somerset, England
Residence	England
Nationality	English
Fields	Mathematician
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Academic advisors	Stephen Whisson
Notable students	John Cranke Thomas Jones

Thomas Postlethwaite (1731 – 4 May 1798) was an English clergyman and Cambridge fellow, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1789 to 1798.

Thomas Postlethwaite was the son of Richard Postlethwaite of Crooklands, near Lancaster, Lancashire. He went to school in St Bees before entering Trinity College, Cambridge as a sizar in 1749. Graduating BA in 1753, he became a fellow of Trinity in 1755.^[1] He was Barnaby lecturer in Mathematics in 1758. Ordained in 1756, he was from 1774 until his death Rector of Hamerton. He was appointed Master of Trinity in 1789, and in 1791 served as university Vice-Chancellor.^[1] He died at Bath on 4 May 1798 and is buried in Bath Abbey church.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Postlethwaite, Thomas (PSTT749T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

External links

The Master of Trinity at Trinity College, Cambridge

Academic offices
Preceded by John Hinchcliffe	Master of Trinity College, Cambridge 1789–1798	Succeeded by William Lort Mansel

Authority control	VIAF: 39251530

Persondata
Name	Postlethwaite, Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	Mathematician
Date of birth	1731
Place of birth	Lancashire, England
Date of death	1798-05-04
Place of death	Bath, Somerset, England

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