George Boole
(1815-1864)

Died aged c. 49

George Boole (/buːl/; 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 Queen's College, Cork in Ireland. He worked in the fields of differential equations and algebraic logic, and is best known as the author of The Laws of Thought (1854) which contains Boolean algebra. Boolean logic is credited with laying the foundations for the Information Age.

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George Boole 1815-1864 Mathematician, inventor of Boolean algebra, professor of mathematics, Queens College (now U.C.C.). He lived here from 1849 to 1855.

5 Grenville Place, Cork, Ireland where they lived

George Boole LL.D. D.C.L. F.R.S. 1815 - 1864 George Boole, father of modern algebra, author of the laws of thought and first professor of mathematics at University College, Cork, was born in Lincoln and established an academy in this house c 1840.

3, Pottergate, Lincoln, United Kingdom where they established an academy

Mathematician and Logician George Boole F.R.S. 1815 - 1864 Founder of Boolean Algebra [full inscription unknown]

School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland where they was