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George Boole
English mathematician and philosopher (1815–1864)
"Boole" redirects here. For other uses, see Boole (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with George Boolos.
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| Born | (1815-11-02)2 November 1815 Lincoln, England |
| Died | 8 December 1864(1864-12-08) (aged 49) Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland |
| Education | Bainbridge's Commercial Academy[1] |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
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| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | British algebraic logic[3] |
Main interests | Mathematics, logic, philosophy of mathematics |
George Boole (; 2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was a largely self-taught English mathematician, philosopher and logician, most of whose short career was spent as the first professor of mathematics at Qu