Charles Howard Hinton

Charles Howard Hinton
Hinton, c. 1890.
Born	1853 London, England
Died	30 April 1907 (aged 54) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Cheltenham College
Spouses	Mary Ellen Boole ​ (m. 1880)​ Maud Weldon ​ (m. 1883)​
Children	6
Parent	James Hinton (father)
Relatives	Ada Nettleship

Charles Howard Hinton (1853 – 30 April 1907) was a British mathematician and writer of science fiction works titled Scientific Romances. He was interested in higher dimensions, particularly the fourth dimension. He is known for coining the word "tesseract" and for his work on methods of visualising the geometry of higher dimensions.