page_title: Benjamin Peirce
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caption_attribution_description: English: Benjamin Peirce (1809-1880)
context_page_description: Benjamin Peirce ForMemRS HonFRSE 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.
context_section_description: Benjamin Peirce ForMemRS HonFRSE (/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.
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