James Joseph Sylvester
English mathematician
Died when: 82 years 193 days (990 months)Star Sign: Virgo
James Joseph Sylvester FRS HonFRSE (3 September 1814 – 15 March 1897) was an English mathematician.He made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics.
He played a leadership role in American mathematics in the later half of the 19th century as a professor at the Johns Hopkins University and as founder of the American Journal of Mathematics.
At his death, he was a professor at Oxford University.
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