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Benjamin Osgood Peirce
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For others with a similar name, see Benjamin Peirce (disambiguation).
Benjamin Osgood Peirce (February 11, 1854 – January 14, 1914) was an American mathematician and a holder of the Hollis Chair of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard from 1888 until his death in 1914.[1][2]
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Born | (1854-02-11)February 11, 1854 Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | January 14, 1914(1914-01-14) (aged 59) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Resting place | Central Cemetery Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University Leipzig University (PhD) |
Spouse |
Isabella Turnbull Landreth
(m. 1882) |
Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Thesis | Über die Electromotorische Knifte von Gaselemente (1879) |
Doctoral students | William Elwood Byerly |
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