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Edward Waring ( 1734August 15 , 1798 ) was an English Mathematician who was born in Old Heath (near Shrewsbury ), Shropshire , England and died in Pontesbury , Shropshire, England.

Waring was Lucasian Professor Of Mathematics at Cambridge University from 1760 until his death.

He made the assertion known as Waring's Problem without proof in his writings ''Meditationes Algebraicae''.

Waring was awarded the Copley Medal in 1784.


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  Before John Colson
  Title Lucasian Professor at Cambridge University
  Years 1760–1798