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George Peacock | |
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Born | Thornton Hall, Denton, County Durham, England | 9 April 1791
Died | 8 November 1858 Pall Mall, London, England | (aged 67)
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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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.