William Hopkins Scientist

William Hopkins FRS (2 February 1793 – 13 October 1866) was an English mathematician and geologist. He is famous as a private tutor of aspiring undergraduate Cambridge mathematicians, earning him the sobriquet the senior-wrangler maker.He also made important contributions in asserting a solid, rather than fluid, interior for the Earth and explaining many geological phenomena in terms of his model. However, though his conclusions proved to be correct, his mathematical and physical reasoning were subsequently seen as unsound.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 02, 1793
Birth place	Kingston on Soar , Nottinghamshire
Date of death	October 13, 1866
Place of death	Cambridge
Education	University of Cambridge
Known for	Melting point

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Scientist

academic advisor	Adam Sedgwick
awards	Wollaston Medal
Field of study	Mathematician
notable student	Arthur Cayley Francis Galton William Thomson 1st Baron Kelvin Edward Routh Peter Tait (physicist) Philip Kelland Isaac Todhunter Sir George Stokes 1st Baronet James Clerk Maxwell