Arthur Cayley was an English mathematician who lived from 1821 to 1895 and, working mostly in algebra, helped establish modern British pure mathematics during his thirty five years as a professor at Trinity College, Cambridge. He formulated the Cayley-Hamilton theorem concerning square matrices and was the first to give an abstract definition of a mathematical group. Numerous concepts still bear his name, including Cayley graphs and Cayley formula in combinatorics.
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FieldMathematics, mainly algebra 1 Death PlaceCambridge, United Kingdom 2 Notable WorkCayley-Hamilton theorem 1 BirthplaceRichmond, London, England 1 Field
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1. Arthur Cayley, Wikipedia
Early life, birth
Arthur Cayley was born in Richmond, London, England, on 16 August 1821.
Introduction, birth year
Arthur Cayley (16 August 1821
Early life, birthplace
was born in Richmond, London, England
Death passage
He died 26 January 1895 at age 73.
Introduction, death year
26 January 1895) was an English mathematician who worked mostly on algebra.
Introduction, nationality
was an English mathematician
Introduction, field
an English mathematician who worked mostly on algebra
Matrix algebra section
every square matrix is a root of its own characteristic polynomial
View the Source2. Arthur Cayley (Wikidata)
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