John Venn
John Venn, FRS,[2][3] FSA,[4] (4 August 1834 – 4 April 1923) was an English logician and philosopher. He introduced the Venn diagram. The Venn diagram is one of many ways to represent logical relationships. It is well-known because it is easy to understand, and is used in elementary set theory, probability, logic, statistics, competition math, and computer science.
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| Born | 4 August 1834 Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 4 April 1923 (aged 88) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
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| Fields | Mathematics Logic[1] Philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
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In 1883, Venn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[5] In 1884, he was awarded a Sc.D. by Cambridge.[6]
John Venn Media
The Venn Building, University of Hull
Stained glass window at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, commemorating Venn and the Venn diagram
Alternative heritage plaque for John Venn in Hull
References
- ↑ Venn, John (July 1880). "I. On the Diagrammatic and Mechanical Representation of Propositions and Reasonings" (PDF). The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. 5. Taylor & Francis. 10 (59): 1–18. doi:10.1080/14786448008626877. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2017.
- ↑ Anonymous (October 2003). "Venn biography". School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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- ↑ John R. Gibbins, 'Venn, John (1834–1923)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 Template:Cite ODNB
- ↑ "Portrait of John Venn". Royal Society Picture Library. Royal Society. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ Edwards, A. W. F (2009). "Statistical Methods for Evolutionary Trees". Genetics. 183 (1): 5–12. doi:10.1534/genetics.109.107847. PMC 2746166. PMID 19797062.