The London Mathematical Society's own official history page, stating that the Society held its inaugural meeting on 16 January 1865 with Augustus De Morgan chairing, following discussions between Arthur Cowper Ranyard and George Campbell De Morgan, cross-checked during research against the Society's own Wikipedia entry, which independently states the same 1865 founding and De Morgan's role as first president.
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PublisherLondon Mathematical Society
URLhttps://www.lms.ac.uk/about/history
Source TypeInstitutional
Reliability Tier1
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