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Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?

William Rowan Hamilton

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William Rowan Hamilton
Age: 60 †
Born: 1805
Born: August 4
Died: 1865
Died: September 2
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Dublin city
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
Hamilton Mathematics Institute
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William Rowan Hamilton