Edward Waring Scientist

Edward Waring FRS (c. 1736 – 15 August 1798) was an English mathematician who was born in Old Heath (near Shrewsbury), Shropshire, England and died in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England. He entered Magdalene College, Cambridge as a sizar and became Senior wrangler in 1757. He was elected a Fellow of Magdalene and in 1760 Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, holding the chair until his death. He made the assertion known as Waring's problem without proof in his writings Meditationes Algebraicae. Waring was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763 and awarded the Copley Medal in 1784.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1736
Birth place	England , Shrewsbury , Shropshire
Nationality	United Kingdom
Date of death	August 15, 1798
Residence	England
Education	Magdalene College Cambridge
Known for	Waring's problem Waring's prime number conjecture