J. J. Sylvester

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1814-09-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:deathDate 1897-03-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Augustus_De_Morgan
gptkbp:editor gptkb:American_Journal_of_Mathematics
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Joseph_Sylvester
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. J. Sylvester
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Percy_MacMahon
gptkb:Arthur_Cayley
gptkb:Isaac_Todhunter
gptkb:William_Burnside
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Sylvester's_determinant_theorem
gptkb:Sylvester's_law_of_inertia
gptkb:Sylvester's_problem
gptkb:Sylvester's_theorem
gptkb:Sylvester–Gallai_theorem
gptkb:Sylvester_matrix
invariant theory
number theory
combinatorics
matrix theory
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Percy_MacMahon
gptkb:Isaac_Todhunter
gptkbp:notableWork Matrix Theory
Combinatorial Mathematics
Theory of Invariants
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:professor
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:restingPlace Balls Pond Road Cemetery, London
gptkbp:signature JJSylvester signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse none
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_American_Journal_of_Mathematics
gptkb:Am._J._Math.
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