Boole family thrilled at plans to honour mathematician

Descendants of George Boole, the maths genius whose pioneering work in Cork over 150 years ago helped create the modern digital age, have expressed their delight about plans to honour his legacy.

Boole’s great, great grand daughter, Marni Hinton-Rosner, and his great, great grand nephew Gerry Kennedy, were in the city last night to attend the launch of a new book on Boole as part of UCC’s George Boole 200 commemorations.

Ms Hinton-Rosner, a geography and maths teacher from the US, is descended from Boole’s eldest daughter, Mary Ellen, whose son, Sebastian, invented the jungle gym, a piece of playground equipment that helps teach maths to children.