Researching William Whiston
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 780 people with the Whiston surname? In that year Whiston was ranked number 2801 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Whiston on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Whiston and the Whiston Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1221 people with the Whiston surname in the UK? Whiston is now ranked number 2913 for popularity in the UK. |
Whiston Family History Databases
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William Whiston
William Whiston (9 December 1667 – 22 August 1752) was an English theologian, historian, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. He is now probably best known for helping to instigate the Longitude Act in 1714 (and his attempts to win the rewards that it promised) and his important translations of the Antiquities of the Jews and other works by Josephus (which are still in print). He was a prominent exponent of Arianism and wrote A New Theory of the Earth.
Whiston succeeded his mentor Newton as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. In 1710 he lost the professorship and was expelled from the university as a result of his unorthodox religious views. Because Whiston recognized the Bible as a book of spiritual truth, he rejected the notion of eternal torment in hellfire. He viewed it as absurd and cruel, as well as an insult to God. What especially pitted him against church authorities was his denial of the Trinity after extensive research convinced him of the pagan origin of the Trinity doctrine.
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