Person record for Colburn, Zerah

Colburn, Zerah

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1812

Name: Colburn, Zerah
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 September 1804
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Occupation: child prodigy
Occupation: mathematician

Zerah Colburn was an American child genius who toured Britain, Ireland, and France in 1812 at the age of 8. He solved complex mathematical problems in public. He also attended Westminster school for a time thanks to the generosity of the Earl of Bristol before embarking on an unsuccessful stage career. Godwin calls on him with Francis Place on 14 December 1812.

Zerah Colburn, A Memoir of Zerah Colburn (Springfield: G & C Merriam, 1833).

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Name	Number of Meetings
Place, Francis	1