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John Thomas Graves (4 December 1806 – 29 March 1870) was an Irish jurist and mathematician. He was a friend of William Rowan Hamilton, and is credited both with inspiring Hamilton to discover the quaternions in October 1843 and then discovering their generalization the octonions himself (he called them octaves) later that same year. He was the brother of both the mathematician and bishop Charles Graves and the writer and clergyman Robert Perceval Graves.

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  • John Thomas Graves (1806-1870) fou un matemàtic i jurista, d'origen irlandès i germà del també conegut bisbe i matemàtic Charles Graves. (ca)
  • John Thomas Graves (* 1806 in Dublin; † 1870) war ein irischer Mathematiker und Jurist. Bekannt ist er als Entdecker der Oktonionen. (de)
  • John Thomas Graves (4 December 1806 – 29 March 1870) was an Irish jurist and mathematician. He was a friend of William Rowan Hamilton, and is credited both with inspiring Hamilton to discover the quaternions in October 1843 and then discovering their generalization the octonions himself (he called them octaves) later that same year. He was the brother of both the mathematician and bishop Charles Graves and the writer and clergyman Robert Perceval Graves. (en)
  • John Thomas Graves, conocido también como John T. Graves (Dublín, 4 de diciembre de 1806-Cheltenham, 29 de marzo de 1870) fue un matemático y jurista de origen irlandés. (es)
  • John T. Graves, Esq. (Dublino, 4 dicembre 1806 – Cheltenham, 29 marzo 1870) è stato un giurista e matematico irlandese. Era amico di William Rowan Hamilton, che da lui ebbe l'ispirazione per la scoperta dei quaternioni; fu lo scopritore degli ottetti, da lui chiamati ottave. Era il fratello del matematico Charles Graves. (it)
  • John Thomas Graves, Esq. (1806 - 1870) was een Ierse jurist en wiskundige. Hij was een vriend van William Rowan Hamilton en inspireerde naar men zegt Hamilton om de quaternionen te ontdekken. Zelf ontdekte hij de octonionen, die door hem octaven werden genoemd. (nl)
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  • John Thomas Graves (1806-1870) fou un matemàtic i jurista, d'origen irlandès i germà del també conegut bisbe i matemàtic Charles Graves. (ca)
  • John Thomas Graves (* 1806 in Dublin; † 1870) war ein irischer Mathematiker und Jurist. Bekannt ist er als Entdecker der Oktonionen. (de)
  • John Thomas Graves (4 December 1806 – 29 March 1870) was an Irish jurist and mathematician. He was a friend of William Rowan Hamilton, and is credited both with inspiring Hamilton to discover the quaternions in October 1843 and then discovering their generalization the octonions himself (he called them octaves) later that same year. He was the brother of both the mathematician and bishop Charles Graves and the writer and clergyman Robert Perceval Graves. (en)
  • John Thomas Graves, conocido también como John T. Graves (Dublín, 4 de diciembre de 1806-Cheltenham, 29 de marzo de 1870) fue un matemático y jurista de origen irlandés. (es)
  • John T. Graves, Esq. (Dublino, 4 dicembre 1806 – Cheltenham, 29 marzo 1870) è stato un giurista e matematico irlandese. Era amico di William Rowan Hamilton, che da lui ebbe l'ispirazione per la scoperta dei quaternioni; fu lo scopritore degli ottetti, da lui chiamati ottave. Era il fratello del matematico Charles Graves. (it)
  • John Thomas Graves, Esq. (1806 - 1870) was een Ierse jurist en wiskundige. Hij was een vriend van William Rowan Hamilton en inspireerde naar men zegt Hamilton om de quaternionen te ontdekken. Zelf ontdekte hij de octonionen, die door hem octaven werden genoemd. (nl)
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  • John Thomas Graves (ca)
  • John Thomas Graves (de)
  • John Thomas Graves (es)
  • John T. Graves (it)
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  • John T. Graves (nl)
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