Thomas Bayes

Summary

Thomas Bayes is a human^[1]. His place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on 1702^[3]. He passed away in Royal Tunbridge Wells^[4]. He died on April 7, 1761^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], cleric^[8], and philosopher^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,287 views/month, #6,880 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Thomas Bayes's place of birth was London^[2].
• Thomas Bayes died in Royal Tunbridge Wells^[4].
• Thomas Bayes was born on 1702^[3].
• Thomas Bayes was born on 1701^[11].
• Thomas Bayes died on April 7, 1761^[5].
• Thomas Bayes died on April 17, 1761^[12].
• Burial took place at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground^[13].
• Thomas Bayes's father was Joshua Bayes^[14].
• Thomas Bayes held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[15].
• Thomas Bayes's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Thomas Bayes worked as a statistician^[7].
• Thomas Bayes's professions included cleric^[8].
• Thomas Bayes worked as a philosopher^[9].
• Thomas Bayes's field of work was probability theory^[16].
• Thomas Bayes's field of work was mathematics^[17].
• Thomas Bayes held the position of Christian minister^[18].
• Thomas Bayes was educated at University of Edinburgh^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Thomas Bayes is An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Thomas Bayes is Bayes' theorem^[21].
• Thomas Bayes received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[22].
• Thomas Bayes was a member of Royal Society^[23].
• Thomas Bayes's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism^[24].
• Thomas Bayes is recorded as male^[25].
• Thomas Bayes's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Thomas Bayes's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Bayes^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in London^[2], Thomas Bayes… Recorded date of birth include 1702^[3] and 1701^[11]. His father was Joshua Bayes^[14].

Education

Thomas Bayes was educated at University of Edinburgh^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], cleric^[8], and philosopher^[9]. Fields of work include probability theory^[16], a branch of mathematics^[28] and mathematics^[17], an academic discipline^[29]. Thomas Bayes held the position of Christian minister^[18].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances^[20], a written work^[30] and Bayes' theorem^[21], a theorem^[31]. Things named for Thomas Bayes include Bayes' theorem^[32], a theorem^[33]; Bayesian inference^[34]; Bayesian statistics^[35], a theory^[36]; Bayesian probability^[37]; Bayesian network^[38], a graphical model^[39]; Bayesian^[40], a sailing yacht^[41]; naive Bayes classifier^[42], an algorithm^[43]; and Bayesian information criterion^[44], a statistic^[45].

Recognition

Thomas Bayes received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[22].

Personal Life

Thomas Bayes's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism^[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 7, 1761^[5] and April 17, 1761^[12]. Thomas Bayes passed away in Royal Tunbridge Wells^[4]. He is buried at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground^[13].

Why It Matters

Thomas Bayes ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,287 views/month, #6,880 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

He is credited with the discovery of Bayes' theorem^[48], a theorem^[49]. Entities named for him include Bayes' theorem^[32], a theorem^[33]; Bayesian inference^[34]; Bayesian statistics^[35], a theory^[36]; Bayesian probability^[37]; Bayesian network^[38], a graphical model^[39]; and Bayesian^[40], a sailing yacht^[41].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Bayes born?

Thomas Bayes was born in London^[2].

Where did Thomas Bayes die?

Thomas Bayes passed away in Royal Tunbridge Wells^[4].

Who were Thomas Bayes's parents?

Thomas Bayes's father was Joshua Bayes^[14].

What did Thomas Bayes do for work?

Thomas Bayes worked as mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], cleric^[8], and philosopher^[9].

Where did Thomas Bayes go to school?

Thomas Bayes was educated at University of Edinburgh^[19].

What awards did Thomas Bayes receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[22].

What did Thomas Bayes discover?

Thomas Bayes is credited as discoverer of Bayes' theorem^[48].