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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.
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TTTA extracted 65 structured relationships around Benjamin Peirce. Examples in this analysis include Benjamin Peirce → Academic advisors → Nathaniel Bowditch and Benjamin Peirce → Alma mater → Harvard University. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Benjamin Peirce | Academic advisors | Nathaniel Bowditch | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Alma mater | Harvard University | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Born | (1809-04-04)April 4, 1809 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Children | 5, including Charles, Herbert, and James | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Died | October 6, 1880(1880-10-06) (aged 71) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Father | Benjamin Peirce | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Fields | Mathematics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Fields | statistics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Fields | science policy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Known for | Peirce's criterion for outliers (statistics) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Known for | Definition of mathematics as the science of necessary truths | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Known for | linear algebras | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Known for | celestial mechanics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Notable students | Joseph Lovering C. S. Peirce | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Spouse | Sarah Hunt Mills | 1.00 | infobox |
| Benjamin Peirce | Workplaces | Harvard University Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey | 1.00 | infobox |
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Source: Wikipedia — Benjamin Peirce · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout