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Benjamin Peirce (;〔"Peirce", in the case of Benjamin Peirce and family, always rhymes with "terse" and so, in most dialects, is pronounced like the word "". See "Note on the Pronunciation of 'Peirce'", The ''Peirce () Project Newsletter'', Vol. 1, Nos. 3/4, Dec. 1994, (Eprint ).〕 April 4, 1809 – October 6, 1880) was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for approximately 50 years. He made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics. He was the son of Benjamin Peirce (1778–1831), later librarian of Harvard, and Lydia Ropes Nichols Peirce (1781–1868). After graduating from Harvard, he remained as a tutor (1829), and was subsequently appointed professor of mathematics in 1831. He added astronomy to his portfolio in 1842, and remained as Harvard professor until his death. In addition, he was instrumental in the development of Harvard's science curriculum, served as the college librarian, and was director of the U.S. Coast Survey from 1867 to 1874. ==Research== Benjamin Peirce is often regarded as the earliest American scientist whose research was recognized as world class.〔 〕 He was an apologist for slavery opining that it should be condoned if it was used to allow an elite to pursue scientific enquiry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin Peirce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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