George Salmon
George Salmon was a distinguished and influential Irish mathematician and Anglican theologian. After working in algebraic geometry for two decades, Salmon devoted the last forty years of his life to theology. His entire career was spent at Trinity College Dublin, having served as the 32nd Provost of the university from 1888 to 1904.
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- Born in
- Dublin
- Educated at
- Trinity College, Dublin
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- 🏆 Fellow of the Royal Irish Academy🏆 Copley Medal🏆 Royal Medal🏆 Fellow of the British Academy🏆 Cunningham Medal
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1819
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Birth1904
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