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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 .
Neither a mercantile nor a political life satisfied Pierce, and in 1826 he accepted the position of Librarian at Harvard. He oversaw preparation of a catalogue of the Library which was published in 1830-31 in four volumes: the first two containing an alphabetical catalogue by authors, the third a systematic index, and the fourth a catalogue of maps.
Benjamin Pierce (December 25, 1757 – April 1, 1839) was an American politician who twice served as the governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830. Pierce fought during the American Revolutionary War before becoming a Democratic-Republican Party politician.
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.
Benjamin or Ben Pierce may refer to: Benjamin Pierce (governor) (1757–1839), governor of New Hampshire in the 1820s, father of U.S. President Franklin Pierce Benjamin Pierce (1841–1853) , the last surviving son of U.S. President Franklin Pierce; died in a train accident just before his father's inauguration
Peirce is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include: Notable people with this surname include: Augustus Baker Peirce (1840–1919) American traveler; riverboat captain and artist in Australia
Benjamin Peirce (1809–1880), Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University. Benjamin Peirce may also refer to: Benjamin Osgood Peirce (1854–1914), Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University; USCS Benjamin Peirce, a survey ship in commission in the United States Coast Survey from 1855 to 1868
Benjamin Peirce (librarian) (1778–1831), Massachusetts State Senate Clarence V. Peirce (1850–1923), Wisconsin State Senate Ed Peirce (died 1947), Washington State Senate