Biography john venn

He is famous for introducing the Venn diagram, which is used in many fields, including set theory, probability, logic, statistics, and computer science. John Venn was born in at Hull, Yorkshire. His father was the Rev. Henry Venn who, at the time of John's birth, was the rector of the parish of Drypool near Hull. Henry Venn, a fellow of Queens', was from a family of distinction.

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His own father, John's grandfather, was the Rev. John Venn who had been the rector of Clapham in south London. He was a leader of the Clapham Sect, a group of evangelical Christians centered on his church who campaigned for prison reform and the abolition of slavery and cruel sports. His son described him thus: "Of spare build, he was throughout his life a fine walker and mountain climber, a keen botanist, and an excellent talker and linguist.

John Venn's father Henry also played a prominent role in the evangelical Christian movement.

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Henry Venn was secretary to this Society from He moved to Highgate near London in order to carry out his duties and held this position until his death in John Venn was brought up strictly. It was expected that he would follow the family tradition into the Christian ministry. He was ordained as a deacon at Ely in and became a priest in In he returned to Cambridge as a lecturer in moral sciences.

Venn also had a rare skill in building machines.