T. L. Heath
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Sir Thomas Little Heath KCB KCVO FRS |
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| Born |
October 5, 1861 Barnetby-le-Wold, North Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | March 16, 1940 (aged 78) Ashtead, Surrey, England |
| Education | Clifton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | British civil servant, mathematician and classical scholar |
| Notable work |
Archimedes: Works The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements (translation) A History of Greek Mathematics (for full list, see below) |
| Spouse(s) | Ada Mary Thomas |
| Children | Geoffry Thomas Heath Veronica Mary Heath |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Heath Mary Little |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Notes | |
Sir Thomas Little Heath KCB KCVO FRS (/hiːθ/; 5 October 1861 – 16 March 1940) was a British civil servant, mathematician, classical scholar, historian of ancient Greek mathematics, translator, and mountaineer. He was educated at Clifton College. Heath translated works of Euclid of Alexandria, Apollonius of Perga, Aristarchus of Samos, and Archimedes of Syracuse into English.
Heath was born in Barnetby-le-Wold, Lincolnshire, England, the son of a farmer, Samuel Heath. He was educated at Caistor Grammar School and Clifton College before entering Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was awarded an ScD in 1896 and became an Honorary Fellow in 1920. In 1884 he took the Civil Service examination and became an Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, becoming Permanent Secretary in 1913. He left the Treasury in 1919 for the National Debt Office, holding a post there until he retired in 1926. He was honoured for his work in the Civil Service by being appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1903, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1909, and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1916. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 1912.
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