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John Venn

John Venn. Early Life. John was born in 1834 to Martha Sykes and Henry Venn. He studied at Cambridge and graduated in 1857 Later in 1859 John was ordained as a priest. His work. He was skilled at building machines. He published three texts on logic

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John Venn

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  1. John Venn

  2. Early Life • John was born in 1834 to Martha Sykes and Henry Venn. • He studied at Cambridge and graduated in 1857 • Later in 1859 John was ordained as a priest

  3. His work • He was skilled at building machines. • He published three texts on logic • introduced the frequency theory of probability in 1866

  4. Slide 4 • he invented the Venn diagrams • He was elected to the royal society • Wrote a history of his collage

  5. Information • In 1862 he lectured about Moral Science at Cambridge University • He was awarded a mathematics scholarship

  6. Memorials • A stained glass window in the dining hall of Cambridge commemorates Venn's work. • He is commemorated at the University of Hull by the Venn Building.

  7. The Venn Building, University of Hull

  8. Web sites • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Venn • http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Venn.html • http://www.teachervision.fen.com/mathematicians/biography/6132.html

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