Person Peacock; George (1791 - 1858); British mathematician and university reformer Peacock George British mathematician and university reformer 1791 - 1858 British Male Thornton Hall, Denton, County Durham, England 09 April 1791 Ely, Cambridgeshire 08 November 1858 Burial: Ely, Cambridgeshire

Mathematics Education: Trinity College, Cambridge. BA (1813, 2nd Wrangler and 2nd Smith's prizeman), MA (1816) Career: Second in his year to J F W Herschel (FRS 1813); Lecturer on Mathematics, Trinity College, Cambridge (1815); Loudean Professor of Astronomy (1836); Dean of Ely (1839-1858); published a memoir of Thomas Young (FRS 1794) Son of Thomas Peacock perpetual curate of Denton; married (1847) Frances Elizabeth, daughter of William Selwyn; her brother was William Selwyn (FRS 1866); no children Royal Society roles: VP 1834-1835, 1840-1841, 1845-1846, 1851-1852, 1856-1857 Fellow 29/01/1818 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1857-1859 vol 9 pp 536-543 References: M V Wilkes, 'Herschel, Peacock, Babbage and the Development of the Cambridge Curriculum' in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 205-219 M V Wilkes, 'Charles Babbage and his world' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 353-365 Notes: DSB is source of death place. ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9734 9 Apr 1791 - 8 Nov 1858 NA7093 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27855180 98d5f907-35ae-4d7c-b771-79eff448a0db