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James Joseph Sylvester

Biography MathSciNet

M.A. Trinity College, Dublin 1841

Dissertation:

Advisor: Unknown

Students:
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Name	School	Year	Descendants
Thomas Craig	The Johns Hopkins University	1878	1
George Halsted	The Johns Hopkins University	1879
Fabian Franklin	The Johns Hopkins University	1880
Washington Stringham	The Johns Hopkins University	1880	1
Oscar Mitchell	The Johns Hopkins University	1882
William Durfee	The Johns Hopkins University	1883
George Ely	The Johns Hopkins University	1883
Ellery Davis	The Johns Hopkins University	1884	4

According to our current on-line database, James Sylvester has 8 students and 14 descendants.
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