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			\| name = William Whewell
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	\| caption = ~~William~~ Whewell		\| caption = Whewell
	\| ~~name~~ = ~~William Whewell~~		\| birth_date = 24 May 1794
	\| ~~birth_date~~ = ~~1794~~		\| birth_place = Lancaster, England
	\| death_date = 1866		\| death_date = 6 March 1866
	\| fields = Philosophy of science; history of science		\| death_place = Cambridge, England
			\| fields = Philosophy of science; history of science; mathematics
	\| work_institutions = University of Cambridge		\| work_institutions = University of Cambridge
	\| known_for = Scientific terminology; philosophy of science		\| known_for = Scientific terminology; philosophy of science
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	~~{{Short description\|Scholar who helped coin electrochemical terminology}}~~
	'''William Whewell''' (1794-1866) was an English polymath and philosopher of science. He helped [[Biography:Michael Faraday\|Michael Faraday]] choose scientific terms used in electrochemistry, including terminology related to ions and electrodes.		'''William Whewell''' (1794-1866) was an English polymath and philosopher of science. He helped [[Biography:Michael Faraday\|Michael Faraday]] choose scientific terms used in electrochemistry, including terminology related to ions and electrodes.

	In the ~~Quantum Collection~~, ~~Whewell~~ is ~~linked~~ with the ~~naming history~~ of ~~ions~~.		== Scientific language ==
			Whewell coined or promoted many scientific terms and corresponded with leading experimental scientists. In the history of ions, his role is connected with Faraday's naming of moving charged species in electrolysis.

			This terminology later became part of the language used in atomic, chemical, and quantum descriptions of charged particles.

	== ~~See also~~ ==		== Quantum Collection links ==
	* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/ion]]		* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/ion]]
			* [[Physics:Quantum electron]]
			* [[Physics:Quantum atomic nucleus]]

			== References ==
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			* {{Cite web \|title=William Whewell \|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Whewell \|website=Encyclopaedia Britannica \|access-date=2026-05-23}}
			* {{Cite web \|title=William Whewell \|url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Whewell/ \|website=MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive \|access-date=2026-05-23}}

	{{Author\|Harold Foppele}}		{{Author\|Harold Foppele}}

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			\| fields = Philosophy of science; history of science
			\| work_institutions = University of Cambridge
			\| known_for = Scientific terminology; philosophy of science
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	'''William Whewell''' (1794-1866) was an English polymath and philosopher of science. He helped [[Biography:Michael Faraday\|Michael Faraday]] choose scientific terms used in electrochemistry, including terminology related to ions and electrodes.		'''William Whewell''' (1794-1866) was an English polymath and philosopher of science. He helped [[Biography:Michael Faraday\|Michael Faraday]] choose scientific terms used in electrochemistry, including terminology related to ions and electrodes.

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{{Short description|Scholar who helped coin electrochemical terminology}}
'''William Whewell''' (1794-1866) was an English polymath and philosopher of science. He helped [[Biography:Michael Faraday|Michael Faraday]] choose scientific terms used in electrochemistry, including terminology related to ions and electrodes.

In the Quantum Collection, Whewell is linked with the naming history of ions.

== See also ==
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/ion]]

{{Author|Harold Foppele}}