* 6 August 1741, † 18 October 1793
John Wilson was born on 6 August 1741 in Applethwaite, Westmoreland, England. John Wilson is best known for Wilson’s theorem:If p is prime then 1 + (p - 1)! is divisible by p. John Wilson died on 18 October 1793 in Kendal, Westmoreland, England.
| 
| 
| 
| created: 2016-08-26 21:42:49 | modified: 2016-08-26 21:42:49 | by: bookofproofs | references: [6909]
[6909] O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: “MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive”, http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/, 2014
