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George Boole
English mathematician and philosopher (–)
"Boole" redirects here. For other uses, see Boole (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with George Boolos.
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| Born | ()2 November Lincoln, England |
| Died | 8 December () (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 – 8 December ) was a largely self-taught English mathematician, philosopher and logician, most of whose short career was spent as the first professor of mathematics at Queen's College, Cork in Ireland.
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