Mary Everest Boole
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Mary Everest Boole was a British mathematician and educator known for her innovative, child-centered methods of teaching mathematics and for popularizing mathematical ideas through accessible writings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Everest Boole canonical | 20 |
| Boole | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Mary Everest Boole Context triple: [George Boole, spouse, Mary Everest Boole]
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George Boole
George Boole was a 19th-century English mathematician and logician whose development of Boolean algebra laid the foundations for modern symbolic logic and digital computer circuits.
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Mary Horner Lyell
Mary Horner Lyell was a 19th-century British conchologist and scientific illustrator who collaborated closely with her geologist husband Charles Lyell on his research and travels.
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Emma Darwin
Emma Darwin was an English woman best known as the devoted wife and first cousin of naturalist Charles Darwin, who supported his scientific work and managed their large family.
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Margaret Maskelyne
Margaret Maskelyne was the wife of British colonial figure Robert Clive and a member of a prominent 18th-century English family that included the Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne.
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Susannah Darwin
Susannah Darwin was the mother of naturalist Charles Darwin and a member of the prominent Wedgwood–Darwin family in late 18th- and early 19th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mary Everest Boole Target entity description: Mary Everest Boole was a British mathematician and educator known for her innovative, child-centered methods of teaching mathematics and for popularizing mathematical ideas through accessible writings.
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A.
George Boole
George Boole was a 19th-century English mathematician and logician whose development of Boolean algebra laid the foundations for modern symbolic logic and digital computer circuits.
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B.
Mary Horner Lyell
Mary Horner Lyell was a 19th-century British conchologist and scientific illustrator who collaborated closely with her geologist husband Charles Lyell on his research and travels.
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C.
Emma Darwin
Emma Darwin was an English woman best known as the devoted wife and first cousin of naturalist Charles Darwin, who supported his scientific work and managed their large family.
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D.
Margaret Maskelyne
Margaret Maskelyne was the wife of British colonial figure Robert Clive and a member of a prominent 18th-century English family that included the Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne.
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E.
Susannah Darwin
Susannah Darwin was the mother of naturalist Charles Darwin and a member of the prominent Wedgwood–Darwin family in late 18th- and early 19th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthName | Mary Everest ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1832-03-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1916-05-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
Queen’s College, London
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surface form:
Queen's College, London
|
| familyName |
George Boole
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surface form:
Boole
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| father | Thomas Roupell Everest ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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mathematics education ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Alicia Boole Stott
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Ethel Lilian Voynich ⓘ Lucy Everest Boole ⓘ Mary Ellen Boole ⓘ
surface form:
Margaret Boole
Mary Ellen Boole ⓘ |
| influenced |
conceptual approaches to teaching algebra and logic
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development of modern mathematics education ⓘ use of manipulatives in mathematics teaching ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustus De Morgan
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George Boole ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative child-centered methods of teaching mathematics
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pedagogical use of mathematical games and activities ⓘ popularizing mathematical ideas through accessible writings ⓘ use of curve stitching and string art in teaching geometry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Ryall ⓘ |
| movement | progressive education ⓘ |
| name | Mary Everest Boole self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableRelative | George Everest ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic
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Logic Taught by Love ⓘ Philosophy and Fun of Algebra ⓘ The Preparation of the Child for Science ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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educator ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
informal mathematics teacher at Queen's College, London
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librarian at Queen's College, London ⓘ |
| relative |
Thomas Roupell Everest
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surface form:
George Everest
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| religion |
Anglican Communion
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| spouse | George Boole ⓘ |
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