Thomas Heath (classicist)

Sir Thomas Little Heath
Born(1861-10-05)5 October 1861
Died16 March 1940(1940-03-16) (aged 78)
Ashtead, Surrey, England
EducationClifton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupations
Notable workArchimedes: Works
The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements (translation)
A History of Greek Mathematics
(for full list, see below)
SpouseAda Mary Thomas
ChildrenGeoffrey Thomas Heath
Veronica Mary Heath
Parent(s)Samuel Heath
Mary Little
AwardsKnight 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 FBA (/hθ/; 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.[3] Heath translated works of Euclid of Alexandria, Apollonius of Perga, Aristarchus of Samos, and Archimedes of Syracuse into English.

  1. ^ Densmore, Dana (2013). Euclid's Elements. All thirteen books complete in one volume. The Thomas L. Heath Translation (5th ed.). Santa Fe, NM: Green Lion Press. pp. xix–xx. ISBN 978-1-888009-18-7.
  2. ^ O'Connor, J.J. "Thomas Little Heath". MacTutor Archives. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p 58: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948