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Charles Howard Hinton
Hinton, c. 1890.
Born1853
London, England
Died30 April 1907 (aged 54)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materCheltenham College
Spouses
Mary Ellen Boole
(m. 1880)
Maud Weldon
(m. 1883)
Children6
Parent
  • James Hinton (father)
RelativesAda Nettleship

Charles Howard Hinton (1853 – 30 April 1907) was a British mathematician and writer of science fiction works titled Scientific Romances. He was interested in higher dimensions, particularly the fourth dimension. He is known for coining the word "tesseract" and for his work on methods of visualising the geometry of higher dimensions.

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