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Benjamin Peirce
Born: April 4, 1809
Died: October 6, 1880 (aged 71)
Bio: Benjamin Peirce 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.
Known for:
- Linear Associative Alegebra (1870)
- Mathematical and Physical Papers, 1903-1913