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| Brook TAYLOR Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 15) at ST JOHN'S, 03 Apr., 1701. S. and h. of John (and Olivia, dau. of Sir John Tempest, Bart., of Durham [ Co. Durham ]), merchant. B. 18 Aug., 1685, at Edmonton, Middlesex . Matric. 1709 ; LL.B. 1709 ; LL.D. 1714 . F.R.S., 1712 . Secretary of the Royal Society, 1714-8 . Adm. advocate in the Court of Arches, 1714 . Succeeded to his father's estate of Bifrons, Kent , 1729 . Married (1) Miss Brydges, of Wallington, Surrey ; (2) Sabetta, dau. of John Sawbridge, of Kent . Distinguished mathematician, and a skilled musician. Author, mathematical; published a remarkable solution of the problem of the Centre of Oscillation. Died 30 Nov., 1731; buried at St Ann's, Soho [ London ]. Will, P.C.C. (According to G. Mag., 1793, I. 439, and other authorities, he died 29 Dec., 1731, but this is probably an error, as his death occurs in the obituary notices for November in G. Mag., 1731, 500.) Brother of Herbert (1714). (Burke, L.G. ; D.N.B. ; G. Mag. ) | Brook TAYLOR Approx. lifespan: 1685–1731 Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 15) at St John's College 1701:04:03 s. and h. of John TAYLOR (and Olivia TEMPEST dau. of Sir John TEMPEST, Bart. of Durham, [ Co. Durham ] ), merchant. b. 1685:08:18 at Edmonton, Middlesex Matric. 1709 LL.B. 1709 LL.D. 1714 F.R.S. 1712 Secretary of the Royal Society 1714-18 Adm. advocate in the Court of Arches 1714 Succeeded to his father's estate of Bifrons, Kent 1729 m. (1) Miss – BRYDGES of Wallington, Surrey ; m. (2) Sabetta SAWBRIDGE dau. of John SAWBRIDGE of Kent Distinguished mathematician, and a skilled musician. Author, mathematical; published a remarkable solution of the problem of the Centre of Oscillation. d. 1731:11:30 ; buried at St Ann's Soho, [ London ] Will, P.C.C. (According to G. Mag. 1793 I. 439, and other authorities, he died 1731:12:29 but this is probably an error, as his death occurs in the obituary notices for November in G. Mag. 1731 500.) brother of Herbert TAYLOR (1714) (Burke, L.G. ; D.N.B. ; G. Mag. ) |