James Joseph Sylvester
James Joseph Sylvester
James Joseph Sylvester FRSwas an English mathematician. He made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics. He played a leadership role in American mathematics in the later half of the 19th century as a professor at the Johns Hopkins University and as founder of the American Journal of Mathematics. At his death, he was professor at Oxford...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMathematician
Date of Birth3 September 1814