Baden Powell
Mathematician, Academic
1796 – 1860
Who was Baden Powell?
Baden Powell, MA, FRS, FRGS was an English mathematician and Church of England priest. He was also prominent as a liberal theologian who put forward advanced ideas about evolution. He held the Savilian Chair of Geometry at the University of Oxford from 1827 to 1860. After his death his family changed their surname to Baden-Powell in his memory.
Powell married three times, and had fourteen children in total: Henry was a naval officer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was also a King's Councillor;George was a politician; Robert was the founder of the Scouting movement; Baden was an aviator; Agnes was the founder of the Girlguiding UK.
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- Born
- Aug 22, 1796
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oxford
- Died
- Jun 11, 1860
Kensington
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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