Benjamin Peirce
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Benjamin Peirce (1809 - 1880)

Benjamin Peirce
Born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 5 Jul 1833 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Died at age 71 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Benjamin Peirce is Notable.

Benjamin Peirce April 4, 1809 – October 6, 1880 was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for approximately 50 years. He made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics.

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