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William George Horner (1786 – 22 September 1837) was a British mathematician and schoolmaster. He is best known for the Horner's method. The invention of the zoetrope in 1834, under a different name (Daedaleum), has been attributed to him.[1][2][3]

Life

The son of the Rev. William Horner, a Wesleyan minister, was born in Bristol. He was educated at Kingswood School, near Bristol, and at the age of sixteen became an assistant master there. In four years he rose to be head master (1806), and in 1809 left to establish a school at Grosvenor Place, Bath, which he kept until he died there 22 September 1837. He left a widow and several children, one of whom, William Horner, carried on the school.

Works

Algebra: see Horner's method.
‘A Tribute of Friendship,’ a poem addressed to his friend Thomas Fussell, appended to a ‘Funeral Sermon on Mrs. Fussell,’ Bristol, 1820.
‘Natural Magic,’ a pamphlet on optics dealing with virtual images, London, 1832.
‘Questions for the Examination of Pupils on … General History,’ Bath, 1843, 12mo.

A complete edition of Horner's works was promised by Thomas Stephens Davies, but never appeared.
Notes

^ EarlyCinema.com. EarlyCinema.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-11.
^ Glossary – Z. Wernernekes.de. Retrieved on 2011-10-11.
^ Philosophical magazine. Taylor & Francis. 1834. pp. 36–. Retrieved 11 October 2011.