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Peirce

surname, attested from late 12c., from Old French Piers, nominative of proper name Pierre (see Peter) .

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Peirce (n.)
United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880);
Synonyms: Benjamin Peirce
Peirce (n.)
United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914);
Synonyms: Charles Peirce / Charles Sanders Peirce
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