William Kingdon Clifford
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 146 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 4,1845 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Exeter |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | March 3,1879 |
| Died | Madeira |
| Portugal | |
| Spouse | Lucy Clifford |
| Children | Ethel Clifford |
| Alma mater | King's College |
| Grandchildren | Christopher Dilke |
| Sir John Fisher Wentworth Dilke, 5th Bt. | |
| Michael Clifford Wentworth Dilke | |
| Books | The Ethics of Belief |
| Parents | William Clifford |
| Frances Kingdon | |
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| ID | 416918 |
William Kingdon Clifford Life story
William Kingdon Clifford FRS was an English mathematician and philosopher. Building on the work of Hermann Grassmann, he introduced what is now termed geometric algebra, a special case of the Clifford algebra named in his honour.