Births on December 21

Thomas Allen (mathematician)

Born on December 21, 1542

Thomas Allen, English mathematician and astrologer (d. 1632)

Thomas Allen (or Alleyn) (21 December 1542 – 30 September 1632) was an English mathematician and astrologer. Highly reputed in his lifetime, he published little, but was an active private teacher of mathematics. He was also well connected in the English intellectual networks of the period.

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Old Goa
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Battle of Wofla
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Births on December 21

Thomas Allen (mathematician)

Born on December 21, 1542

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Old Goa

Battle of Wofla

Santa Catalina Island, California