De Morgan, Augustus (1806-1871): letter, 1852

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0096 AL 532
Held at	: Senate House Library, University of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections ›
Full title	: De Morgan, Augustus (1806-1871): letter, 1852
Date(s)	: 1852
Level of description	: Collection level (fonds)
Extent	: 2 leaves
Name of creator(s)	: Morgan | Augustus | De | 1806-1871 | mathematician x De Morgan | Augustus

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Augustus de Morgan was born at Madura, India in 1806; educated at various English schools. In February 1823 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1827. In 1828 he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at University College London. De Morgan resigned his post in 1831, on account of a disagreement with the University Council who claimed the right of dismissing a professor without assigning reasons. He resumed his chair in 1836 on assurance that the regulations had been altered so as to preserve the independence of professors, remaining Professor of Mathematics at UCL until he resigned in November 1866; he died in 1871.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Augustus de Morgan, 1852, comprise a letter to John Chapman, discussing the regulation of prices by the book trade and moves toward an open market.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

1 item.

Conditions governing access:

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Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Unknown.

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Samantha Velumyl, AIM25 cataloguer.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
May 2008.