Brook Taylor

Brook Taylor FRS
Engraving of Taylor c. 1720s
Born	Brook Taylor 18 August 1685 Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Died	29 December 1731(1731-12-29) (aged 46) London, England
Resting place	St Ann's, Soho
Citizenship	English
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Known for	Taylor's theorem Taylor series Finite difference Integration by parts
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	St John's College, Cambridge
Academic advisors	John Machin and John Keill

Brook Taylor FRS (18 August 1685 – 29 December 1731) was an English mathematician and barrister best known for several results in mathematical analysis. Taylor's most famous developments are Taylor's theorem and the Taylor series, essential in the infinitesimal approach of functions in specific points.