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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Sex and Math in Harvard Yard: The Memoirs of James Mills Peirce: A Fictional Biography

Sex and Math in Harvard Yard: The Memoirs of James Mills Peirce: A Fictional Biography

Kennedy, Hubert

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ISBN10: 1590210972
ISBN13: 9781590210970
Publisher: Lethe Pr
Published: May 1 2020
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

James Mills Peirce (1834-1906) was a respected--and secretly gay--mathematics professor at Harvard University. This imaginative biography recreates college life at Harvard in the late nineteenth century and gives a realistic portrait of the life of an intellectual coming to terms with his homosexuality. The intimate glimpses into his romantic affairs add a charming touch to the historically accurate description of graduate education and academic life in New England. Those with an interest in the history of mathematics and the early history of the gay movement in Europe will especially appreciate this thoughtful and thoroughly researched presentation by a scholar of both fields.

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