# Isaac Newton

_English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)_

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> Sir Isaac Newton was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, historian and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, first published in 1687, achieved the first great unification in physics and established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for formulating infinitesimal calculus, although he developed calculus years before Leibniz. Newton contributed to and refined the scientific method, and his work is considered the most influential in bringing forth modern science.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 25 December 1642 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Woolsthorpe Manor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P19))
- **Died:** 20 March 1727 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kensington ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Kingdom of England; Kingdom of Great Britain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P27))
- **Occupation:** mathematician; physicist; philosopher; astronomer; theologian; inventor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P106))
- **Education:** The King's School, Grantham; Trinity College; Trinity College; University of Cambridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P69))
- **Positions held:** President of the Royal Society (1703–1727); Member of the 1701-02 Parliament (1701–1702); Master of the Mint (1700–1727); Warden of the Mint (1696–1700); Member of the 1689-90 Parliament (1689–1690); Lucasian Professor of Mathematics (1669–1702) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P39))
- **Awards:** Knight Bachelor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935#P166))

## Questions

**When was Isaac Newton born?**  
Isaac Newton was born on 25 December 1642 in Woolsthorpe Manor.

**What positions has Isaac Newton held?**  
Positions held by Isaac Newton include: President of the Royal Society (1703–1727); Member of the 1701-02 Parliament (1701–1702); Master of the Mint (1700–1727); Warden of the Mint (1696–1700); Member of the 1689-90 Parliament (1689–1690).

**Where did Isaac Newton study?**  
Isaac Newton was educated at The King's School, Grantham, Trinity College, Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Isaac Newton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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- [Wikidata item Q935](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1689 (brightened).jpg by Godfrey Kneller (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Sir_Isaac_Newton,_1689_(brightened).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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