Augustus De Morgan
Science & Mathematics

Augustus De Morgan

Known as: De Morgan
Mathematician & Logician
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Born

27-06-1806

Birth Place

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Passed Away

18-03-1871

British-Indian mathematician and logician, first president of London Mathematical Society. Formulated DeMorgan's Laws in algebra and logic.

Education

Early Education

England (moved at 7 months from Madurai)

Childhood

BA Mathematics

Trinity College Cambridge

1823

Fellow

Trinity College Cambridge

1825
Career

Professor of Mathematics

University College London

1828-1831, 1836-1866

First President

London Mathematical Society

1865
Achievements

DeMorgan's Laws (1847)

Formulated fundamental laws in boolean algebra and logic

Relational Algebra (1840s)

Pioneering work in mathematical logic

LMS Presidency (1865)

Founded and led first president of London Mathematical Society

Awards & Recognition

Fellow Royal Astronomical Society

Royal Astronomical Society

1821

August De Morgan Society

University College London

Created
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