George Peacock
English mathematician and Anglican cleric (1791–1858) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Peacock FRS (9 April 1791 – 8 November 1858) was an English mathematician and Anglican cleric. He founded what has been called the British algebra of logic.
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Born | George Thomas Peacock (1791-04-09)9 April 1791 Thornton Hall, Denton, County Durham, England |
Died | 8 November 1858(1858-11-08) (aged 67) Pall Mall, London, England |
Citizenship | New York, New York |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | Treatise on Algebra |
Awards | Smith's Prize (1813) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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