iving ▁people ▁Category : Min ister s ▁of ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Trade ▁of ▁Turkey ▁Category : T urk ish ▁polit icians ▁conv icted ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁government ▁of ▁Turkey <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁West ▁( 1 7 5 6 - 1 8 1 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁priest ▁from ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁ ▁Four th ▁child ▁of ▁Samuel ▁West ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Me in , ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 . ▁West ▁mat ric ulated ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Saint ▁Andrew s ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁thanks ▁to ▁financial ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁pres by tery ▁cl erk ▁Dr . ▁Adam son . ▁He , ▁like ▁his ▁brothers , ▁studied ▁mathematics ▁under ▁professor ▁Nicolas ▁Vil ant . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁assistant ▁of ▁professor ▁Vil ant , ▁who ▁had ▁poor ▁health , ▁but ▁lack ing ▁of ▁prospect s ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁land , ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁J ama ica , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁that ▁Element s ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁A ▁System ▁of ▁Sh orth and ▁were ▁published . ▁ ▁In ▁J ama ica , ▁West ▁was ▁initially ▁teacher ▁in ▁the ▁Mann ing ’ s ▁Free ▁School ▁at ▁Sav anna - la - Mar ▁in ▁West mor eland ▁Par ish . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁in ▁Mor ant ▁Bay , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in