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James Wilkinson (March 24, 1757 – December 28, 1825) was an American soldier / officer, politician, and later discovered years to be Royal Spanish secret agent #13, who was associated with multiple scandals and controversies, including the Burr conspiracy.
James Wilkinson (1757–1825) was an American general and politician. James Wilkinson may also refer to: James H. Wilkinson (1919–1986), English mathematician and computer scientist; J. Harvie Wilkinson III (James Harvie Wilkinson III, born 1944), American judge; James Kemsey Wilkinson (1906–1997), British businessman, founder of Wilko
James Wilkinson (30 November 1854 – 11 January 1915) was an Australian politician. [1] Wilkinson was born and raised in Ipswich, Colony of New South Wales. When he was about six the area becane part of the new Colony of Queensland. He attended both state and grammar schools.
James Hardy Wilkinson FRS [1] (27 September 1919 – 5 October 1986) was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science particularly useful to physics and engineering.
Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson. General James Wilkinson was one of Burr's key partners. The Commanding General of the United States Army at the time, Wilkinson was known for his attempt to separate Kentucky and Tennessee from the union during the 1780s. [3] Burr persuaded President Thomas Jefferson to appoint Wilkinson to the position of Governor ...
James Wilkinson Breeks (5 March 1830 – 7 June 1872) was a British Indian colonial administrator who served as the first commissioner of the Nilgiris. He wrote some of the early anthropological treatises on the peoples of the region.
James Harvie Wilkinson III (born September 29, 1944) is an American jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. His name has been raised at several junctures in the past as a possible nominee to the United States Supreme Court .
The James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing is awarded every four years by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The award, named in honor of James H. Wilkinson, is made for research in, or other contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing during the 6 years preceding the year of the award.