Augustus De Morgan

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gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:London_Mathematical_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:born June 27, 1806
gptkbp:children gptkb:Eleanor_De_Morgan
gptkb:William_De_Morgan
gptkb:George_Edward_De_Morgan
gptkbp:contribution De_Morgan's_laws_in_logic
De_Morgan's_theorem
De_Morgan's_laws_of_probability
gptkbp:died March 18, 1871
gptkbp:field Logic
Mathematics
Philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Augustus De Morgan
gptkbp:influence Mathematical logic
Philosophical logic
Computational theory
Mathematical philosophy
Symbolic logic
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_Boole
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Hamilton
gptkbp:inventor De_Morgan's_laws_of_logic
De_Morgan's_laws_in_probability_theory
De_Morgan's_laws_in_set_theory
De_Morgan's_laws_of_algebra
De_Morgan's_theorem_in_Boolean_algebra
gptkbp:knownFor Set theory
Formal logic
De_Morgan's_laws
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to the foundation of set theory.
Influenced the development of modern logic.
Pioneered the use of quantifiers in logic.
His work laid groundwork for future mathematicians.
De_Morgan's_laws_are_fundamental_in_logic.
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:George_Boole
gptkbp:occupation Professor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:India
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_De_Morgan
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Differential_and_Integral_Calculus
Formal Logic
The Laws of Thought
A Budget of Paradoxes