18-827: (Redirected from Fenneman ) Vennemann, Veneman Origin Language(s) Low German, Dutch Region of origin northern Germany Other names Variant form(s) Venn , Venne Vennemann may refer to: Kevin Vennemann (born 1977, Dorsten , Germany), a German author Theo Vennemann (born 1937), a German linguist Fenneman [ edit ] George Watt Fenneman (1919 - 1997), an American radio and television announcer Nevin Melancthon Fenneman (1865–1945), American geologist See also [ edit ] Veneman ,
36-529: A Dutch surname [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Vennemann . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vennemann&oldid=1092313330#Fenneman " Categories : Surnames Low German surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
54-823: A letter to the Cambridge Independent Press , published 16 October 1908, encouraging women to put themselves forward as candidates for the Cambridge Town Council elections. The letter was co-sponsored by Maud Darwin and Florence Ada Keynes . Venn was also a gardener, regularly taking part in local competitions organised by groups such as the Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society, winning prizes for his roses in July 1885 and for his white carrots later that September. Venn compiled Alumni Cantabrigienses ,
72-808: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Venn For other uses, see Venn (disambiguation) . Venn is a surname and a given name. It may refer to: Given name [ edit ] Venn Eyre (died 1777), Archdeacon of Carlisle, Cumbria, England Venn Pilcher (1879–1961), Anglican bishop, writer, and translator of hymns Venn Young (1929–1993), New Zealand politician Surname [ edit ] Albert Venn (1867–1908), American lacrosse player Anne Venn (1620s–1654), English religious radical and diarist Blair Venn , Australian actor Charles Venn (born 1973), British actor Harry Venn (1844–1908), Australian politician Henry Venn (Church Missionary Society) (1796-1873), secretary of
90-416: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles John Venn John Venn , FRS , FSA (4 August 1834 – 4 April 1923) was an English mathematician , logician and philosopher noted for introducing Venn diagrams , which are used in logic , set theory , probability , statistics , and computer science . In 1866, Venn published The Logic of Chance , a groundbreaking book which espoused
108-603: The 1878 Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Venn&oldid=1218593839 " Categories : Given names Surnames Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
126-537: The Church Missionary Society, grandson of Henry Venn Henry Venn (Clapham Sect) (1725–1797), English evangelical minister Horace Venn (1892–1953), English cricketer John Venn (1834–1923), British logician and the inventor of Venn diagrams, son of Henry Venn the younger John Venn (academic) (died 1687), English academic administrator John Venn (politician) (1586–1650), English politician John Venn (priest) (1759–1813), one of
144-599: The device was not new then, but it was so obviously representative of the way in which any one, who approached the subject from the mathematical side, would attempt to visualise propositions, that it was forced upon me almost at once. With his son, Venn developed a bowling machine that was able to impart spin to a cricket ball. When members of the Australian cricket team visited Cambridge in June 1909, Venn’s machine bowled Victor Trumper , one of their star batsmen. The machine
162-400: The field through his textbooks The Logic of Chance (1866), Symbolic Logic (1881) and The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic (1889). His academic writing was influenced by his teaching: he saw Venn diagrams , which he called " Eulerian Circles " and introduced in 1880, as a pedagogical tool. Venn was known for teaching students across multiple Cambridge colleges , which was rare at
180-533: The founders of the Church Missionary Society, son of Henry Venn John Archibald Venn (1883–1958), British economist Kath Venn (1926–2019), Australian politician Kim Venn , Canadian professor of physics and astronomy Kristin Venn (born 1994), Norwegian handball player Laurie Venn (born 1953), Australian racing cyclist Richard Venn (died 1639), English merchant and Lord Mayor of London Fictional characters [ edit ] Diggory Venn , in
198-493: The frequency theory of probability , arguing that probability should be determined by how often something is forecast to occur as opposed to "educated" assumptions. Venn then further developed George Boole 's theories in the 1881 work Symbolic Logic , where he highlighted what would become known as Venn diagrams. John Venn was born on 4 August 1834 in Kingston upon Hull , Yorkshire , to Martha Sykes and Rev. Henry Venn , who
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#1732766042679216-514: The handful of private tutors he worked with "always had the Tripos prominently in view". In contrast, Venn wished to investigate interesting ideas beyond the syllabus. Nonetheless, he was Sixth Wrangler upon sitting the exams in January 1857. Venn experienced, in his words, a "reaction and disgust" to the Tripos which led him to sell his books on mathematics and state that he would never return to
234-523: The subject. Following his family vocation, he was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1859, serving first at the church in Cheshunt , Hertfordshire, and later in Mortlake , Surrey. In 1862, he returned to Cambridge as a lecturer in moral science, studying and teaching political economy , philosophy , probability theory and logic . He reacquainted himself with logic and became a leading scholar in
252-447: The time. In 1883, he resigned from the clergy, having concluded that Anglicanism was incompatible with his philosophical beliefs. In 1903 he was elected President of the college, a post he held until his death. I began at once somewhat more steady work on the subjects and books which I should have to lecture on. I now first hit upon the diagrammatical device of representing propositions by inclusive and exclusive circles. Of course
270-802: Was an active member of civic society in Cambridge. He was a committee member of the Cambridge Charitable Organisations Society, elected vice-chairman in December 1884. Venn was president of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society in 1908–1909. He is also listed as a vice president of the Cambridge Provident Medical Institution. Venn was a supporter of votes for women. He co-signed with his wife Susanna,
288-667: Was pastor to William Wilberforce of the abolitionist movement, in Clapham. He began his education in London joining Sir Roger Cholmeley's School, now known as Highgate School , with his brother Henry in September 1846. He moved on to Islington Proprietary School. In October 1853, he went to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge . He found the Mathematical Tripos unsuited to his mathematical style, complaining that
306-477: Was recreated in 2024 by the university engineering department. In 1883, Venn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society , and in 1884, he was awarded a Sc.D. by Cambridge. He died on 4 April 1923. In 1868, Venn married Susanna Carnegie Edmonstone with whom he had one son, John Archibald Venn . His son entered the mathematics field as well and became Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. Venn
324-626: Was the rector of the parish of Drypool . His mother died when he was three years old. Venn was descended from a long line of church evangelicals , including his grandfather John Venn . Venn was brought up in a very strict atmosphere at home. His father Henry had played a significant part in the Evangelical movement and he was also the secretary of the Society for Missions to Africa and the East, establishing eight bishoprics overseas. His grandfather
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