Potts, Robert
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Robert Potts (1805-1885), mathematician, was born in Lambeth, London. He was educated privately in Kent, before matriculating at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1828 (B.A., 1832; M.A., 1835). Thereafter, he became a private tutor in the university. Potts won acclaim for his edition of Euclid's Elements, which was first published in 1845. He died at Cambridge on 4 August 1885.
From the guide to the Robert Potts: Correspondence, 1847, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
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