William Molyneux
Irish writer
William Molyneux FRS was an Anglo-Irish writer on science, politics and natural philosophy.
He is noted as a close friend of fellow philosopher John Locke, and for proposing Molyneux's Problem, a thought experiment widely discussed. Wikipedia
Born: April 17, 1656, Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 11, 1698 (age 42 years), Dublin, Ireland
Parents: Samuel Molyneux and Anne Dowdall
Organization founded: Dublin Philosophical Society
Grandparents: Jane Ussher, William Dowdall, Daniel Molyneux, and more
Great-grandparents: Thomas Molyneux, Sir William Ussher, Catherine Salaboethe, and more
