John Venn
British logician and philosopher (1834-1923) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Venn, FRS,[2][3] FSA,[4] (4 August 1834 – 4 April 1923) was an English logician and philosopher. He introduced the Venn diagram. The Venn diagram is one of many ways to represent logical relationships. It is well-known because it is easy to understand, and is used in elementary set theory, probability, logic, statistics, competition math, and computer science.
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Born | (1834-08-04)4 August 1834 Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 4 April 1923(1923-04-04) (aged 88) Cambridge, England |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
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Fields | Mathematics Logic[1] Philosophy |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
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In 1883, Venn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[5] In 1884, he was awarded a Sc.D. by Cambridge.[6]