Benjamin Peirce

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:academic_advisor gptkb:John_G._Palfrey
Benjamin O. Peirce
Joseph Lovering
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Association
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Mathematical_Association_of_America
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Mathematical_Society
Harvard Mathematical Club
Harvard Philosophical Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
gptkbp:born April 4, 1809
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Peirce
gptkb:Mary_Peirce
gptkb:William_Peirce
Alice Peirce
Benjamin Peirce Jr.
gptkbp:died October 6, 1880
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Peirce
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_James
gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkb:Charles_Sanders_Peirce
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Gottlob_Frege
gptkb:Augustus_De_Morgan
gptkb:David_Hilbert
gptkb:Georg_Cantor
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Set
geometric algebra
contributions to logic
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:philosophy_of_science
mathematical logic
theory of probability
gptkbp:notable_work The Foundations of Geometry
The Logic of Science
The Principles of Mathematics
The Calculus of Logic
Linear Associative Algebra
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Hunt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Coast_Survey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7