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Born | Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 4, 1809
Died | October 6, 1880 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 71)
Spouse | Sarah Hunt Mills |
Children | 5, including Charles, Herbert, and James |
Father | Benjamin Peirce |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
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Institutions | Harvard University Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey |
Academic advisors | Nathaniel Bowditch |
Notable students | Joseph Lovering |
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Benjamin Peirce ForMemRS HonFRSE (/ˈpɜːrs/;[1] 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.