George Boole
George Boole
Boole, c. 1860
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a largely self-taught English mathematician, philosopher, and logician. Boolean logic is credited with laying the foundations for the Information Age.
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Born
2 November 1815 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Died
8 December 1864 (aged 49) Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
Nationality
English
Institutions
Lincoln Mechanics' Institute Free School Lane, Lincoln University College Cork
Spouse(s)
Mary Everest Boole
adultbasic
Britain
Education
Bainbridge's Commercial Academy
era
1800+
Era
19th-century philosophy
Main interests
Mathematics, logic, philosophy of mathematics
Notable ideas
Abstract algebraic logic Boolean algebra Boolean function Boolean polynomials Boolean ring Boole's expansion theorem Boole's inequality Boole's rule Boole's syllogistic Boole–Fréchet inequalities Euler–Boole
Region
Western philosophy
School
British algebraic logic