Thomas Heath (classicist)

Sir Thomas Little Heath KCB KCVO FRS FBA
Born	(1861-10-05)5 October 1861 Barnetby-le-Wold, North Lincolnshire, England
Died	16 March 1940(1940-03-16) (aged 78) Ashtead, Surrey, England
Education	Clifton College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupations	British civil servant mathematician classical scholar
Notable work	Archimedes: Works The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements (translation) A History of Greek Mathematics (for full list, see below)
Spouse	Ada Mary Thomas
Children	Geoffrey Thomas Heath Veronica Mary Heath
Parent(s)	Samuel Heath Mary Little
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society
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Sir Thomas Little Heath KCB KCVO FRS FBA (/hiːθ/; 5 October 1861 – 16 March 1940) was a British civil servant, mathematician, classical scholar, historian of ancient Greek mathematics, translator, and mountaineer. He was educated at Clifton College.^[3] Heath translated works of Euclid of Alexandria, Apollonius of Perga, Aristarchus of Samos, and Archimedes of Syracuse into English.