Augustus De Morgan Scientist

Augustus De Morgan (/dɪ ˈmɔrɡən/; 27 June 1806 – 18 March 1871) was a British mathematician and logician. He formulated De Morgan's laws and introduced the term mathematical induction, making its idea rigorous.

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Birth date	June 27, 1806
Birth place	British Empire , Madurai , Madras Presidency
Date of death	March 18, 1871
Place of death	London
Education	Trinity College Cambridge University of Cambridge
Known for	De Morgan's laws Universal algebra Relation algebra De Morgan algebra

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academic advisor	George Peacock William Whewell John Philips Higman
Field of study	Mathematician Logic
influenced	Thomas Corwin Mendenhall Isaac Todhunter
influenced by	George Boole
notable student	Ada Lovelace Frederick Guthrie Edward Routh Stephen Joseph Perry James Joseph Sylvester William Stanley Jevons Francis Guthrie