George boole contribution to logic
George boole contribution to logic
George boole...
George Boole
English mathematician and philosopher (1815–1864)
"Boole" redirects here. For other uses, see Boole (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with George Boolos.
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| Born | (1815-11-02)2 November 1815 Lincoln, England |
| Died | 8 December 1864(1864-12-08) (aged 49) Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland |
| Education | Bainbridge's Commercial Academy[1] |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
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| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | British algebraic logic[3] |
Main interests | Mathematics, logic, philosophy of mathematics |
George Boole (; 2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was a largely self-taught English mathematician, philosopher and logician, most of whose short career was spent as the first professor of mathematics at Qu