Wallace, William
(1768–1843)
- George Stronach
- , revised by Maria Panteki
Extract
Wallace, William (1768–1843), mathematician, was born on 23 September 1768 at Dysart, Fife, the eldest son of Alexander Wallace, a leather manufacturer, and his wife, Janet Simson. He received an inadequate school education, but was instructed in arithmetic by his father. In 1784 his family moved to ...
