James Mills Peirce

James Mills Peirce
Peirce in 1899 publication
BornMay 1, 1834
DiedMarch 21, 1906(1906-03-21) (aged 71)
Education
FatherBenjamin Peirce
Relatives
2nd Perkins Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics
In office
1885–1906
Preceded byBenjamin Peirce
Succeeded byWilliam Elwood Byerly
Dean of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
In office
1895–1898

James Mills Peirce (May 1, 1834[1] – March 21, 1906[2]) was an American mathematician and educator.[1] He taught at Harvard University for almost 50 years.[3]

  1. ^ a b Kennedy, Hubert (Winter 1978). "The Case for James Mills Peirce" (PDF). Journal of Homosexuality (Six Articles on James Mills Peirce (2003)). 4 (2): 179–184. doi:10.1300/j082v04n02_04. PMID 368227.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Hubert (1979). "James Mills Peirce and the Cult of Quaternions" (PDF). Historia Mathematica (Six Articles on James Mills Peirce (2003)). 6 (4): 423–429. doi:10.1016/0315-0860(79)90028-4.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Hubert (1979). "Towards a Biography of James Mills Peirce" (PDF). Historia Mathematica (Six Articles on James Mills Peirce (2003)). 6: 195–201.