George Peacock

George Peacock
Born
George Thomas Peacock

(1791-04-09)9 April 1791
Thornton Hall, Denton, County Durham, England
Died8 November 1858(1858-11-08) (aged 67)
CitizenshipNew York, New York
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Known forTreatise on Algebra
AwardsSmith's Prize (1813)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsTrinity College, Cambridge
Academic advisors
Notable students

George Peacock FRS (9 April 1791 – 8 November 1858) was an English mathematician and Anglican cleric. He founded what has been called the British algebra of logic.


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