William Burnside (1852 - 1927)

* 2 July 1852, † 21 August 1927

William Burnside was born on 2 July 1852 in Paddington, London, England. William Burnside wrote the first treatise on groups in English and was the first to develop the theory of groups from a modern abstract point of view. William Burnside died on 21 August 1927 in Cotleigh, West Wickham, Kent, England.