Robert Simson

Robert Simson (1687 - 1768) was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line is named after him.

The eldest son of John Simson of Kirktonhall, West Kilbride in Ayrshire, Robert Simson was intended for the Church, but the bent of his mind was towards mathematics. He was educated at the University of Glasgow and graduated M.A.

When the prospect opened of his succeeding to the mathematical chair at the University of Glasgow, Simson proceeded to London for further study. After a year in London, he returned to Glasgow and, in 1711, was appointed by the university to the professorship of mathematics, an office which he retained until 1761.

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	Adam Smith: The Kirkcaldy Papers by Roger Mullin (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2023 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glasgow Enlightenment by Andrew Hook (Editor) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr Simson's Knotty Case: Divinity, Politics, and Due Process in Early Eighteenth-Century Scotland (Volume 31) (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas) by Anne Skoczylas 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Account of the Life and Writings of Robert Simson, M. D., Late Professor of Mathematics in the University of Glasgow by William Trail 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1812 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Scottish Theology, Volume II: From the Early Enlightenment to the Late Victorian Era by David Fergusson (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2019 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars