Jefferson, the third president of the United States of America was not a mathematician but did have strong connections to mathematics.He was strongly influenced by Professor of Mathematics William Small at William and Mary College.He contibuted in raising the educational importance of mathematics at the University of Virginia. As a politician he proposed a method of apportionament that was actually used in the early years of the United States.
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United States, 9c, 1922 scott: 561 A164 |
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United States, 3c, 1938 Scott: 807 A279 |
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United States, 2c, 1954 scott: 1033 A480 |
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United States, 1c, 1965 Scott: 1278 A710 |
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United States, 10c, 1973 Scott: 1510 A924 |
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United States, 29c, 1986 Scott: 2185 A1567 |