James Wallace
Irish-born American mathematician and Catholic priest
About James Wallace
James Wallace (died 1850) was an Irish-born American mathematician and Catholic priest. After emigrating to the United States, he taught mathematics in New York City, at Georgetown College in D.C., and finally at South Carolina College in Columbia. Whilst in New York he published A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes, and Practical Astronomy; or a Comprehensive View of the System of the World. He was an occasional correspondent of Thomas Jefferson.
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Who was James Wallace?
Irish-born American mathematician and Catholic priest
When did James Wallace die?
James Wallace died in 1850.
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· DBpedia: James Wallace (mathematician)
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