John Cranke

John Cranke
Born1746
Died(1816-09-06)6 September 1816
NationalityEnglish
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsTrinity College, Cambridge
Notable studentsThomas Jones
Notes
He is the son of the notable artist James Cranke.

John Cranke (/kræŋk/; 1746–1816) was an English scientific thinker and clergyman. Cranke was admitted as a sizar at the age of 21 into Trinity College, Cambridge on 1 July 1767, after graduating from Sedbergh School. His father was James Cranke, a notable artist who has an entry in Redgrave's Century of English Painters.

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