Brook Taylor

Brook Taylor
Engraving of Taylor c. 1720s
Born
Brook Taylor

18 August 1685
Died29 December 1731(1731-12-29) (aged 46)
London, England
Resting placeSt Ann's, Soho
CitizenshipEnglish
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Known forTaylor's theorem
Taylor series
Finite difference
Integration by parts
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsSt John's College, Cambridge
Academic advisorsJohn Machin and John Keill

Brook Taylor FRS (18 August 1685 – 29 December 1731) was an English mathematician and barrister best known for several results in mathematical analysis. Taylor's most famous developments are Taylor's theorem and the Taylor series, essential in the infinitesimal approach of functions in specific points.