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Benjamin Peirce ForMemRS HonFRSE (/ ˈ p ɜːr s /; [1] April 4, 1809 – October 6, 1880) was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for approximately 50 years. He made contributions to celestial mechanics , statistics , number theory , algebra , and the philosophy of mathematics .
Peirce married Isabella Turnbull Landreth in 1882. Together, they had two daughters. [3]Removed by several degrees, he was a cousin of Charles Sanders Peirce, [8] whose father, Benjamin Peirce, worked as the academic advisor to Joseph Lovering, Benjamin Osgood Peirce's predecessor as holder of the Hollis Chair of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.
George James Peirce (1868–1954), American botanist; Hayford Peirce (1942–2020), American writer of science fiction, mysteries, and spy thrillers; Joseph Peirce (1748–1812), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire; Juliette Peirce (died 1934), second wife of the mathematician and philosopher Charles Peirce; Henry A. Peirce (1808–1885) of ...
Benjamin Peirce (30 September 1778 – 26 July 1831) was librarian of the Harvard Library from 1826 to 1831. Early life and education. Peirce, born in Salem, 30 ...
The wife of Jacobite lawyer James Erskine, Lord Grange, Chiesley was kidnapped by her husband for allegedly writing anti-Hanoverian letters. She was detained in multiple locations [15] across Scotland, and despite a rescue attempt by her lawyer Thomas Hope, she died in captivity. Died in captivity 13 years 1753 Elizabeth Canning: 19 England
The Snuggles Family are a parody of a saccharine, wholesome middle-class family, consisting of husband Bob, wife Honey, son Timmy, daughter Punkin, and dog Fluffy, a grandpa, and a ghost of a grandma and grandpa. This family hasn't been seen since 2015.
USCS Benjamin Peirce was a schooner that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1855 to 1868. The Coast Survey acquired Benjamin Peirce in 1855 and placed her in service along the United States East Coast , where she spent her entire Coast Survey career.
Jane Means Pierce (née Appleton; March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863) was the wife of Franklin Pierce and the first lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857. She married Franklin Pierce, then a congressman, in 1834 despite her family's misgivings.