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Sir William Hamilton, KB, PC, FRS, FRSE (13 December 1730 – 6 April 1803) was a British diplomat, politician, antiquarian and vulcanologist who served as the Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800.
Sir William Hamilton (born Dec. 13, 1730, Scotland—died April 6, 1803, London, Eng.) was a British diplomat and archaeologist. He was the husband of Emma, Lady Hamilton, the mistress of Admiral Horatio Nelson. Hamilton was the son of Lord Archibald Hamilton, governor of Jamaica.
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May 4, 1999 · Sir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish mathematician who contributed to the development of optics, dynamics, and algebra—in particular, discovering the algebra of quaternions. His work proved significant for the development of quantum mechanics.
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Sir William Rowan Hamilton MRIA, FRAS (3/4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was the Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin, and Royal Astronomer of Ireland, living at Dunsink Observatory. Hamilton was Dunsink's third director, having worked there from 1827 to 1865.
William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish astronomer and mathematician who discovered the quaternions. View nine larger pictures. Biography. William Rowan Hamilton's father, Archibald Hamilton, did not have time to teach William as he was often away in England pursuing legal business.
William Hamilton (1773 – December 9, 1836) was a prominent African-American orator and civil rights activist, based in New York City. [1] He was born to a free black woman and was reputed to be a natural son of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father.
Oct 17, 2018 · Sir William Hamilton, Collection Of Etruscan, Greek, And Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton (Naples: Imprimé par F. Morelli, 1767). Hamilton's first collection of antiquities was sold to the British Museum in 1772.
