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William Whewell (/ˈhjuːəl/ HEW-əl; 24 May 1794 – 6 March 1866) was an English polymath. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. In his time as a student there, he achieved distinction in both poetry and mathematics.
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| William Whewell | Academic advisor | John Gough | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Alma mater | University of Cambridge Trinity College | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Alma mater | Trinity College | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Awards | Chancellor's Gold Medal (1814) | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Awards | Smith's Prize (1816) | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Awards | Royal Medal (1837) | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Born | (1794-05-24)24 May 1794 Lancaster, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Died | 6 March 1866(1866-03-06) (aged 71) Cambridge, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Discipline | Mathematics | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Discipline | philosophy | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Discipline | science | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Discipline | theology | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Institutions | University of Cambridge (1817–1866) | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Known for | Coining the terms scientist (1833) and physicist (1840) | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Known for | Coining the terms anode and cathode (1834) | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Main interests | History of science | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Main interests | poetry | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Notable students | Augustus De Morgan | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Preceded by | Christopher Wordsworth | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Spouses | .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria… | 1.00 | infobox |
| William Whewell | Succeeded by | William Hepworth Thompson | 1.00 | infobox |
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