Thomas Penyngton Kirkman
1806 - 1895
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Kirkman wrote on the theory of groups and his writings are the first systematic account of the elements of group theory in English. He also made many contributions to combinatorics.
Mathematicians born in the same country
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| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1857 |
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