George Salmon
1819
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1904
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country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
languages spoken, written or signed: English
occupation: mathematician, chess player, philosopher, university teacher, theologian
award received: Copley Medal, Royal medal, Fellow of the British Academy, Cunningham Medal
position held: Regius Professor of Divinity
George Salmon (25 September 1819 – 22 January 1904) was a distinguished and influential Irish mathematician and Anglican theologian. After working in algebraic geometry for two decades, Salmon devoted the last forty years of his life to theology. His entire career was spent at Trinity College Dublin, having served as the 32nd Provost of the university from 1888 to 1904. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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