Benjamin Pierce

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Benjamin_Pierce
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:author gptkb:A_System_of_Analytic_Mechanics
gptkb:Mathematical_Tables
gptkbp:birthDate 1790-12-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Charles_Sanders_Peirce
gptkbp:deathDate 1850-09-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Pierce
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pierce's_criterion
work in mathematics
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Charles_Sanders_Peirce
gptkb:Josiah_Willard_Gibbs
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Benjamin_Pierce_(governor)
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Hunt_Mills
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5