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Peacock, George, 1791-1858

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Personal name headingPeacock, George, 1791-1858
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Associated countryGreat Britain England
Birth date1791-04-09
Death date1858-11-08
Place of birthDarlington (England)
Field of activityMathematics Astronomy College teaching
AffiliationUniversity of Cambridge Ely Cathedral
Profession or occupationMathematicians Astronomers College teachers Deans, Cathedral and collegiate
Found inLCCN 7-29783: His Life of Thomas Young, 1855 (hdg.: Peacock, George, 1791-1858; usage: George Peacock)
The Edinburgh new philosophical journal, July-October 1855: PDF p. 148 (Life of Thomas Young, M.D., F.R.S., &c. By George Peacock, D.D., Dean of Ely)
Wikipedia, viewed 16 March 2017: George Peacock (born on 9 April 1791 at Thornton Hall, Denton, near Darlington, County Durham; ; died 8 November 1858; mathemetician; 1837 appointed Lowndean Professor of Astronomy, University of Cambridge; ordained in 1819; appointed Dean of Ely cathedral in 1839)
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