James Joseph Sylvester
Mathematician
James Joseph Sylvester FRS HonFRSE was an English mathematician. He made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics. Wikipedia
Born: September 3, 1814, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 15, 1897 (age 82 years), Oxford, United Kingdom
Education: St John's College, University of Cambridge, and University of London
Awards: Royal Medal (1861), Copley Medal (1880), and De Morgan Medal (1887)
Academic advisors: John Hymers; Augustus De Morgan
Fields: Mathematics
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