Benjamin Peirce ForMemRS HonFRSE was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for approximately 50 years. He made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics. Wikipedia
Born: April 4, 1809, Salem, MA
Died: October 6, 1880 (age 71 years), Cambridge, MA
Children: James Mills Peirce, Herbert H. D. Peirce, and Charles Sanders Peirce
Notable students: Simon Newcomb and Joseph Lovering
Partner: Sarah Hunt Mills
Parents: Benjamin Peirce