Born: September 30, 1775, Carrickfergus, Ireland.

Died: August 10, 1843, New Brunswick, United States of America.

Main Publications: 

• Research concerning the probabilities of the errors which happen in making observations, &c. The Analyst, or Mathematical Museum. Vol. I, Article XIV, pp. 93–109. Philadelphia: William P. Farrand and Co., 1808.

Knows for:

• Least squares method.