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Benjamin Peirce
b.4 Apr 1809 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
d.6 Oct 1880 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Benjamin Peirce (; 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.
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