William Kingdon Clifford
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William Kingdon Clifford was a 19th-century English mathematician and philosopher known for his work on geometric algebra and for the philosophical concept of "Clifford's principle" about the ethics of belief.
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| William Kingdon Clifford canonical | 3 |
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| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1845-05-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Devon
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England ⓘ Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1879-03-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King’s College London
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
King’s College London
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University College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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ethics ⓘ geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName | William Kingdon Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasConceptNamedAfter |
Clifford algebra
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Clifford parallelism NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifford’s principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bertrand Russell
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William James NERFINISHED ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Boole
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Hermann Grassmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Riemannian geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Clifford algebra
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Clifford’s principle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ethics of Belief NERFINISHED ⓘ geometric algebra ⓘ ideas anticipating general relativity ⓘ work on the foundations of geometry ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cambridge Apostles
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elements of Dynamic
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Lectures and Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ethics of Belief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
Clifford’s principle about the ethics of belief
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view that it is wrong to believe on insufficient evidence ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Madeira
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Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of applied mathematics and mechanics at University College London ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucy Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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