Augustus De Morgan

1806 - 1871

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Augustus De Morgan became the first professor of mathematics at University College London and made important contributions to English mathematics.
Full MacTutor biography [Version for printing]
List of References (19 books/articles)

Some Quotations (13)

Mathematicians born in the same country

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Additional Material in MacTutor

  1. Errors of the Royal Society
  2. De Morgan and the Royal Astronomical Society
  3. A comment from Thomas Hirst's diary
  4. John Walsh's delusions by De Morgan
  5. Obituary: The Times

Honours awarded to Augustus De Morgan
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LMS President1865 - 1866
Lunar featuresCrater De Morgan

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  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. Astroseti (A Spanish translation of this biography)
  1. NNDB
  2. Mathematical Genealogy Project
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