Edward Rowe Mores (1731–1778), is believed to be the first person to use the title actuary in relation to insurance mathematicians. He received his primary education from Merchant Taylors School and obtained an M.A. from The Queen's College, Oxford, in 1753. Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Damage from Hurricane Katrina. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Merchant Taylors School is a British public school, located in Northwood, in London. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... College name The Queens College Named after Queen Philippa of Hainault Established 1341 Sister College Pembroke College Provost Sir Alan Budd JCR President Sushrut Yalamanchili Undergraduates 304 Graduates 133 Homepage Boatclub High Street entrance to Queens College, Oxford Queens Lane, Oxford The Queens College, founded 1341...

At Oxford he was renkown for the range and depth of his learning and by his idiosyncracies. He studied Latin, and spoke it almost exclusively to his daughter when she was young. Besides mathematics, he was interested in such diverse studies as heraldry, and was a fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries. The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society, based in the United Kingdom, concerned with the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries. This includes archaeology, architectural history, art history, conservation, heraldry, anthropology, and ecclesiastical studies. ...

After James Dodson’s death, Mores became the leader of the group which eventually became the Society for Equitable Assurances on Lives and Survivorship in 1762. He specified that that the chief official should be called the actuary, which is the earliest known reference to the position as a business concern. James Dodson FRS (c. ... Equitable Life (founded 1762) is a pension company in the United Kingdom. ...

References

• Ogborn, M.E. (1956). "The Professional Name of Actuary" (PDF). Journal of the Institute of Actuaries 82: 233–246. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.