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George Peacock (* 9. April 1791 in Thornton Hall, Denton, bei Darlington; † 8. November 1858 in Ely, England) war ein englischer Mathematiker.
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.
George Peacock (1791 - 1858) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics. Quick Info. Born. 9 April 1791. Thornton Hall, Denton, County Durham, England. Died. 8 November 1858. Pall Mall, London, England. Summary. George Peacock published his Treatise on Algebra which attempted to give algebra a logical treatment comparable to Euclid's Elements .
Lexikon der Mathematik Peacock, George. englischer Mathematiker, geb. 9.4.1791 Denton (England), gest. 8.11.1858 Ely (England). Peacock studierte von 1809 bis 1813 am Trinity College in Cambridge. Hier traf er unter anderem Herschel und Babbage.
Learn about George Peacock, a renowned English mathematician who reformed Cambridge University's mathematical education and advocated continental methods of analysis. Discover his achievements in algebra, astronomy, and theology.
In a series of papers read to the Cambridge Philosophical Society through the 1820s, the Cambridge mathematician George Peacock laid the foundation for a natural history of arithmetic that would tell a story of human progress from counting to modern arithmetic.
Learn about George Peacock, an English mathematician and algebra reformer, and his influential book on algebra. See the original text and definitions from the 1830 edition.
