Benjamin Peirce

Benjamin Peirce
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	Peirce c. 1870
Born	April 4, 1809; Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 6, 1880 (aged 71); Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse	Sarah Hunt Mills
Children	5, including Charles, Herbert, and James
Father	Benjamin Peirce
Scientific career
Alma mater	Harvard University
Known for	Peirce's criterion for outliers (statistics); Definition of mathematics as the science of necessary truths; linear algebras; celestial mechanics;
Fields	Mathematics; statistics; science policy;
Institutions	Harvard University; Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey
Academic advisors	Nathaniel Bowditch
Notable students	Joseph Lovering; C. S. Peirce
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Benjamin Peirce (/ˈpɜːrs/; 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.