George Peacock

(1791-1858)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Peacock, George, 1791-1858 NRA: Peacock George (1791-1858) mathematician and university reformer DNB: Peacock, George (1791–1858), mathematician and university reformer LBT ID: GePeaco1858 VIAF ID: 27855180 LOC ID: n85830094	B/BAP: 1791-04-09 DIED: 1858-11-08
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Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was tutor and professor of astronomy (1836-58); he was appointed dean of Ely in 1839.
REFERENCES TO George Peacock: John Whishaw to Charles Romilly, 14 July 1835 in The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906) Found 1: ¶ 1 Whishaw, J. (John), 1764 or 5-1840, The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906) Chapter XII: 1833-35