1839-1914

American mathematician who contributed to the study of associative algebras, mathematical logic, and set theory, extending the work of his father, Benjamin Peirce. Charles Peirce was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and attended Harvard University. He worked for many years on the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Between 1879 and 1884 he gave occasional courses on logic at Johns Hopkins University, though never held an academic post during his career.