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Earned a Scholarship for Trinity College
William earned a scholarship to attend Trinity College in Cambridge, England.
William earned a scholarship to attend Trinity College in Cambridge, England. Click on the link below: https://youtu.be/pCRl3lCiS0c. -
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William Whewell
Although William Whewell was born in 1794, this timeline covers all his achievements from 1812 to 1866. All of these slides are in reference to the citation below. In each event, there will be other citations to better understand each event. Snyder, Laura J. “William Whewell.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 22 Sept. 2017, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/whewell/. -
Chancellor’s Prize
William won the Chancellor’s prize for the poem “Boudicca.” The eight page poem can be found in the Google book store at: https://books.google.com/books/about/Boadicea.html?id=yPbMzQEACAAJ. Snyder, Laura J. “William Whewell.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 22 Sept. 2017, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/whewell/. Whewell, William. “Boadicea: A Poem.” Google Books, 8 Pages, https://books.google.com/books/about/Boadicea.html?id=yPbMzQEACAAJ. -
The Wrangler and Smith’s Prize man.
For two years, William studied at the Heversham Grammar, where he received a private tutor in mathematics. The personal coaching helped him later win second on both the Wrangler and Smith’s Prize-man. To win the Wrangler, you must take the Mathematical Tripos (math course) at the Wrangler University. “Undergraduate Mathematics.” Undergraduate Mathematics: Course Information | Undergraduate Mathematics, https://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/undergrad/course. -
The Royal Society
William was elected to the Royal Society in Trinity College at Cambridge, England. The Royal Society are members who discuss certain areas of Science. “Celebrating the Royal Society.” NPR, NPR, 10 Dec. 2010, https://www.npr.org/2010/12/10/131967500/Celebrating-The-Royal-Society. -
Ordained as Priest
As required by the Trinity Fellows, William was appointed as a priest. Snyder, Laura J. “William Whewell.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 22 Sept. 2017, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/whewell/. -
Chair in Mineralogy
William “took up the Chair in Mineralogy.” His classifictory theory classified the different types of minerals. At the Sedgwick Museum, there is a gallery named after William Whewell. “Sedgwick Museum.” Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences - Whewell Mineral Gallery, http://www.sedgwickmuseum.org/index.php?page=whewell-mineral-gallery. “Whewell William.” Mineralogical Record, 31 Dec. 2020, https://mineralogicalrecord.com/new_biobibliography/whewell-william/. -
Invented the Word Scientist
When William invented the word scientist, he was influenced by ST Coleridge. ST Coleridge, poet-critic, influenced people through his literature thinking and his innovative verse. The following year he was coined and the word was put into print. “Samuel Taylor Coleridge.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/samuel-taylor-coleridge. -
Moral Philosophy
In 1838, William became a professor of Moral Philosophy. William’s claims that humans possess a conscience which enables them to understand what is morally right or wrong. Snyder, Laura J. “William Whewell.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 22 Sept. 2017, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/whewell/. -
Natural and Moral Science Triposes
William assisted in establishing the Natural and Moral Sciences Triposes at Trinity. Triposes is a system used to examine (broken down into multiple parts) to earn a B.A. Rielly, Melissa. “The Structure of Undergraduate Courses at Cambridge.” Cambridge Data, 10 Dec. 2015, https://www.camdata.admin.cam.ac.uk/structure-undergraduate-courses-cambridge. -
Fundamental Antithesis
William believe that there are contrasts, subjective and objective, to every knowledge. His belief lies between both pure rationalism and ultra-empiricism. For example, “To be or not to be,” or “what he has lost, noble Macbeth has won.” Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet from The Folger Shakespeare. Ed. Barbara Mowat, Paul Werstine, Michael Poston, and Rebecca Niles. Folger Shakespeare Library, October 23, 2021. https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/