Image: Bust of George Boole at University College Cork - 133760 (38218465931) (2)
Description: George Boole, first professor of Mathematics at Queens College Cork (later UCC) was born on the 2 Nov 1815 in Lincoln, England the eldest son of John Boole and his wife MaryAnn Joyce. He had 3 siblings Maryann (1818 –1887), Charles (1819 –1888) and William (1821 –1902).In 1855 he married Mary Ann Everest and they had 5 children, all daughters Mary Ellen (b. 1856), Margaret (b. 1858), Alice (b. 1860, Lucy (b. 1862) and Ethel (b.1864). Boole died prematurely in 1864 at his home in Ballintemple, Co. Cork aged only 49. He caught a severe chill from walking in the rain, which later turned into a lung infection, causing his death.
Title: Bust of George Boole at University College Cork - 133760 (38218465931) (2)
Credit: BUST OF GEORGE BOOLE [UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK]-133760
Author: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland
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