John Pell (mathematician)

John Pell (1 March 1611 – 12 December 1685) was an English mathematician and political agent abroad. He was made Royal Chair of Mathematics at Orange College by the Prince of Orange, and was under the patronage of Sir Charles Cavendish. He was also a compeer and correspondent of Rene Descartes and Thomas Hobbes.

This article is about the mathematician. For his son, the American landowner, see John Pell (landowner).

John Pell
John Pell (1611–1685).
Born(1611-03-01)1 March 1611
Southwick, Sussex, England
Died12 December 1685(1685-12-12) (aged 74)
Westminster, Middlesex, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Known forPell's equation
Pell number
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician and linguist
InstitutionsUniversity of Amsterdam
Doctoral studentsWilliam Brereton
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