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Charles Howard Hinton | |
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 Hinton, c. 1890. | |
| Born | 1853 London, England |
| Died | 30 April 1907 (aged 54) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cheltenham College |
| Spouses | Mary Ellen Boole (m. 1880)Maud Weldon (m. 1883) |
| Children | 6 |
| Father | James Hinton |
| Relatives | Ada 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.