John Venn | |
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Born | Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England | 4 August 1834
Died | 4 April 1923 Cambridge, England | (aged 88)
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Logic[1] Philosophy |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
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John Venn, FRS,[2][3] FSA,[4] (4 August 1834 – 4 April 1923) was an English logician and philosopher. He introduced the Venn diagram. The Venn diagram is one of many ways to represent logical relationships. It is well-known because it is easy to understand, and is used in elementary set theory, probability, logic, statistics, competition math, and computer science.
In 1883, Venn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[5] In 1884, he was awarded a Sc.D. by Cambridge.[6]