William Kingdon Clifford
Mathematician and philosopher
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William Kingdon Clifford FRS was a British mathematician and philosopher. Building on the work of Hermann Grassmann, he introduced what is now termed geometric algebra, a special case of the Clifford algebra named in his honour. Wikipedia
Born: May 4, 1845, Exeter, United Kingdom
Died: March 3, 1879 (age 33 years), Madeira, Portugal
Spouse: Lucy Clifford (m. 1875–1879)
Grandchildren: Sir John Fisher Wentworth Dilke, 5th Bt. and Michael Clifford Wentworth Dilke
Children: Ethel Clifford
Parents: William Clifford and Frances Kingdon
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