George Peacock

1791–1858 (age 67)

Biography

George Peacock, born in 1791, was a mathematician whose scholarship bridged the precise thinking of calculus and the wonder of astronomy, and later became Dean of Ely. He played a central role in the reform of Cambridge University, introducing modern methods of algebra and supporting the young men who would carry British mathematics and observational science into the Victorian age.

He was also deeply connected to Ely Cathedral and its community, where he tended pastoral needs as well as intellectual ones, encouraging the study of the heavens while nurturing a love for the cathedral town’s spiritual heritage. His influence lasted far beyond his death in 1858, as his students and colleagues continued to benefit from the clarity of thought he championed.

Also buried at Ely Cemetery

Patricia Margaret Lupton
1913–2005 (age 92)
Ely Cemetery
Patricia Margaret Lupton’s careful collections continue to enrich scientific study.
Elihu Ely
1737–1815 (age 78)
Ely Cemetery
Elihu Ely (1737-1815) was a colonial and early American era resident buried at Ely Cemetery.
Josiah Griswold Ely
1739–1827 (age 88)
Ely Cemetery
Josiah Griswold Ely (1739-1827) was a long-lived member of the Ely family buried at Ely Cemetery.
Smith Ely
1825–1911 (age 86)
Ely Cemetery
Smith Ely was a Hanover Township resident who lived from 1825 to 1911.
Ichabod Spencer
1747–1821 (age 74)
Ely Cemetery
Ichabod Spencer (1747-1821) was an 18th and early 19th-century individual buried at Ely Cemetery.
Ernest Cushing Richardson
1860–1939 (age 79)
Ely Cemetery
Ernest Cushing Richardson (1860–1939) was an American librarian and educator from Woburn who rests at Ely Cemetery.