Hamnett Holditch
Hamnett Holditch , also Hamnet, (* 1800 in King's Lynn , † December 12, 1867 in Cambridge ) was a British mathematician who studied geometry .
Hamnett studied mathematics from 1818 at the University of Cambridge (Caius College) with the bachelor's degree in 1822 and the master's degree (MA) in 1825. He was a senior Wrangler in the Tripos and received the Smith Prize . He was a fellow of his college and from 1835 until his death its president.
Holditch spent little time in college, despite his presidency, and often indulged his passion, fishing. He was considered very shy and taught Greek and Hebrew (he was an Anglican clergyman: Reverend Holditch), but only privately to a few selected students. He was never married. The family came from King's Lynn and he lies in the family grave in nearby North Wootton .
The rear admiral, purser and gentleman usher of King George V, Sir Hamnet Holditch Share (1864-1937), secretary of Admiral Jellicoe in the Battle of the Skagerrak, was one of his descendants.
He published especially about geometry (caustics, evolutes, rolling curves, parabolas, double tangents). He wrote Holditch's sentence .
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| SURNAME | Holditch, Hamnett |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holditch, Hamnet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | King's Lynn |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1867 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |