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Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1793-03-01
Death Date
- 1833-09-13
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Harvard College
- Organization: Boston Manufacturing Company
- Organization: Merrimac Manufacturing Company
Birth Place
- Dedham, Mass.
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
mathematics
Occupation
teacher
mathematician
manufacturing superintendent
author of textbooks
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Sources
- found: All biographies, viewed via the WWW July 7, 2011(Warren Colburn, the eminent American mathematician, was born in Dedham, Mass., March 1, 1793. Graduated with honors from Harvard College in 1820. Taught mathematics. Specialized in mechanics and was also superintendent of the Boston Manufacturing Company and Merrimac Manufacturing Co. Wrote a series of textbooks for school children. Died at Lowell, Mass., Sept. 13, 1883 [sic])
- found: Edson, T. Memoir of Warren Colburn, 1856:p. 5 (b. Mar. 1, 1793, Pond Plain, Dedham) p. 22 (d. Sept. 13, 1833)
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Change Notes
- 1980-06-12: new
- 2023-09-06: revised
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