Morris Birkbeck Pell
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Morris Birkbeck Pell was an American-Australian
mathematician.
In 1852 Pell was chosen from twenty-six candidates as the first professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in the now Faculty of Science
at the University of Sydney
. He was one of the University's three foundation professors.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
mathematician.
In 1852 Pell was chosen from twenty-six candidates as the first professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in the now Faculty of Science
Sydney Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science is a constituent body of the University of Sydney, Australia. It was established in 1882.In 2011 the Faculty had a total student enrolment of 6,077 , thus making it the University's third-largest....
at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. He was one of the University's three foundation professors.