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| 1839 | Born in Cambridge, Mass., to Benjamin and Sarah Hunt (Mills) Peirce, 10 Sept. |
| 1847–50 | Worked his way through Liebig’s method of chemical analysis |
| 1858 | First publication: “Think Again!” Harvard Magazine, Apr. |
| 1859 | Graduated (A.B.) from Harvard Temporary aide in U.S. Coast Survey, fall to spring ’60 |
| 1860 | Studied classification with Agassiz at Harvard, summer–fall |
| 1861 | Entered Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard Appointed regular aide in Coast Survey, 1 July |
| 1862 | Received graduate degree (A.M.) from Harvard Married Harriet Melusina Fay, 16 Oct. |
| 1863 | Graduated summa cum laude (Sc.B.) in Chemistry from Lawrence Scientific School |
| 1865 | Delivered Harvard lectures on “The Logic of Science,” spring Began Logic Notebook, 12 Nov.; last entry in Nov. ’09 |
| 1866 | Delivered Lowell Institute lectures on “The Logic of Science; or Induction and Hypothesis,” 24 Oct.–1 Dec. |
| 1867 | Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 30 Jan., where he presented five papers on logic throughout the year |
| 1868 | Wrote three anti-Cartesian papers for the Journal of Speculative Philosophy |
| 1869 | Wrote first of about 300 Nation reviews; last in Dec. ’08 Assistant at Harvard Observatory, Oct. ’69–Dec. ’72 Delivered Harvard lectures on “British Logicians,” Dec.–Jan. |
| 1870 | First Coast Survey assignment in Europe, 18 Jun. ’70–7 Mar. ’71 |
| 1872 | Founded Cambridge Metaphysical Club, Jan. In charge of Survey office, spring–summer Put in charge of pendulum experiments, beginning in Nov. Promoted to rank of Assistant in the Survey, 1 Dec. |
| 1875 | Second Coast Survey assignment in Europe, Apr. ’75–Aug. ’76 First official American delegate to the International Geodetic Association, Paris, 20–29 Sept. |
| 1876 | Separated from Melusina, Oct. |
| 1877 | Elected to National Academy of Sciences, 20 Apr. Third Coast Survey assignment in Europe, 13 Sept.–18 Nov. Represented U.S. at International Geodetic Association conference in Stuttgart, 27 Sept.–2 Oct. |
| 1878 | Photometric Researches published in Aug. |
| 1879–84 | Lecturer in logic at Johns Hopkins University |
| 1879 | First meeting of Johns Hopkins Metaphysical Club, 28 Oct. |
| 1880 | Elected to London Mathematical Society, 11 Mar. Fourth Coast Survey assignment in Europe, Apr.–Aug. Addressed French Academy on value of gravity, 14 June Designed and supervised construction of the first of four gravity pendulums bearing his name Death of Peirce’s father, Benjamin, 6 Oct. |
| 1881 | Elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science in Aug. |
| 1883 | Studies in Logic published in spring Divorced Melusina, 24 Apr. Married Juliette Froissy (Pourtalais), 26 Apr. Fifth and final Coast Survey assignment in Europe, May–Sept. |
| 1883–91 | Prepared about 15,000 definitions for Century Dictionary (published 1889–91) |
| 1884 | Forced to resign from Johns Hopkins; moved to Washington, D.C. in Sept. In charge of U.S. Office of Weights and Measures, Oct. ’84 to 22 Feb. ’85 |
| 1884–86 | Directed pendulum operations to determine relative gravity at Washington, D.C. and various field sites, Jul. ’84–Feb. ’86 |
| 1886 | Moved from Washington, D.C. to New York City, Mar. Began reports on his gravity field work |
| 1887 | Began correspondence course in logic, Jan. Moved with Juliette to Milford, Penn. 28 Apr. Death of Peirce’s mother, Sarah Mills, 10 Oct. |
| 1888 | Appointed by President Cleveland to U.S. Assay Commission, 1 Jan. Purchased with Juliette the Quick farm about two miles northeast of Milford, 10 May |
| 1889 | Start of publication of the Century Dictionary Juliette diagnosed with tuberculosis in May Submitted last report on gravity, 20 Nov. Juliette traveled to Mediterranean for health, 27 Nov. |
| 1890 | Resided in New York, spending much time at the Astor Library, until Juliette returned from the Mediterranean in June Drew up list of mathematical works for the Astor Library, May Invited by Paul Carus to write article for inaugural issue of the Monist, 2 July; submitted “The Architecture of Theories,” 30 Aug. (too late for the first issue), launching one of his most important publishing relationships |
| 1891 | “The Architecture of Theories” (first article of the Monist metaphysical series) published, 1 Jan. Publication of Ernst Schröder’s Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik, which contains an extensive discussion of Peirce’s logic The Peirces named their estate Arisbe, March First printing of Century Dictionary completed, fall Attended New York Mathematical Society meeting at Columbia and was elected to its membership, 7 Nov. Abbot–Royce affair began with Peirce’s letter to the editor of The Nation, 12 Nov. Resigned from Coast and Geodetic Survey, 31 Dec. |
| 1892 | Had a religious experience at St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church, 24 April Read “Law of Mind” to the Harvard Philosophical Club, 21 May Assisted with the translation of Ernst Mach’s Science of Mechanics for the Open Court, July ’92—May’93 Delivered Lowell lectures on “The History of Science,” 28 Nov. ’92–5 Jan. ’93 |
| 1893 | Petrus Peregrinus announced; prospectus published, Oct. “Search for a Method” announced by Open Court (not completed) “The Principles of Philosophy” (in 12 vols.) announced by Henry Holt Co., Dec. (not completed) |
| 1894 | “How to Reason” rejected by both Macmillan and Ginn & Co. |
| 1895 | “New Elements of Mathematics” rejected by Ginn & Co. |
| 1896 | Consulting chemical engineer (till ’02), St. Lawrence Power Co. |
| 1896–97 | Reviewed Ernst Schröder’s works on logic of relatives |
| 1898 | Delivered Cambridge lectures on “Reasoning and the Logic of Things,” 10 Feb.–7 Mar. “The History of Science” announced by Putnam’s (not completed) William James introduced “Pragmatism” to Berkeley Philosophical Union, naming Peirce its father, 26 Aug. |
| 1901 | Contributed to Baldwin’s Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology Presented “On the Logic of Research into Ancient History” to National Academy of Sciences, 12–14 Nov. |
| 1901–02 | Completed the first four chapters of “Minute Logic” |
| 1902 | Applied to Carnegie Institution for grant to fund “Proposed Memoirs on Minute Logic” (rejected) |
| 1903 | Delivered Harvard lectures on “Pragmatism,” 26 Mar.–17 May Delivered Lowell lectures on “Some Topics of Logic,” 23 Nov.–17 Dec. Began correspondence with Victoria Lady Welby |
| 1905–06 | Published three Monist papers on pragmatism (series incomplete) |
| 1906 | Presented paper on existential graphs to National Academy of Sciences, Apr. Presented paper on phaneroscopy to National Academy of Sciences, Nov. |
| 1907 | Delivered three Harvard Philosophy Club lectures on “Logical Methodeutic,” 8–13 Apr. Wrote lengthy “letter to the editor” on pragmatism; rejected by both the Nation and Atlantic Monthly. |
| 1908 | Published “A Neglected Argument for the Reality of God,” Hibbert Journal, Oct. |
| 1908–09 | Published Monist series on “Amazing Mazes” |
| 1909 | Originated a matrix method for three-valued logic; recorded in his Logic Notebook (R 339), 23 Feb. |
| 1911 | Wrote “A Sketch of Logical Critics” for volume to honor Lady Welby (not completed) Last public presentation: “The Reasons of Reasoning, or Grounds of Inferring” at meeting of National Academy of Sciences, 21–22 Nov. |
| 1914 | Died of cancer at Arisbe, 19 Apr. |
