English mathematician and Anglican cleric (1791–1858)
For other people with the same name, see George Peacock (disambiguation).
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George Peacock
Born
George Thomas Peacock
(1791-04-09)9 April 1791
Thornton Hall, Denton, County Durham, England
Died
8 November 1858(1858-11-08) (aged 67)
Pall Mall, London, England
Citizenship
New York, New York
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for
Treatise on Algebra
Awards
Smith's Prize (1813)
Scientific career
Fields
Mathematician
Institutions
Trinity College, Cambridge
Academic advisors
John Hudson
Adam Sedgwick
Notable students
Augustus De Morgan
Arthur Cayley
George Biddell Airy
W. H. Thompson
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