James Joseph Sylvester
James Joseph Sylvester
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an English mathematician. He made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics.
Born
James Joseph 3 September 1814 London, England
Died
15 March 1897 (aged 82) London, England
Nationality
British
Known for
Coining the terms ' graph ' and ' discriminant ' Chebyshev–Sylvester constant Quadruplanar inversor Sylvester's sequence Sylvester's formula Sylvester's determinant theorem Sylvester matrix Sylvester–Gallai
Fields
Mathematics
Alma mater
St. John's College, Cambridge
Awards
Royal Medal (1861) Copley Medal (1880) De Morgan Medal (1887)
Institutions
Johns Hopkins University University College London University of Virginia Royal Military Academy, Woolwich University of Oxford
Academic advisors
John Hymers Augustus De Morgan
adultbasic
Britain
Doctoral students
William Durfee George B. Halsted Washington Irving Stringham
era
1800+
Influenced
Morgan Crofton Christine Ladd-Franklin George Salmon
Other notable students
Isaac Todhunter William Roberts McDaniel Harry Fielding Reid Christine Ladd-Franklin
Resting place
Balls Pond Road Cemetery