Full Name: John Venn

Lived Between: 1834 - 1923

Nationality: British

Primary Occupation: Mathematician

Claim to Fame: John Venn wrote on the subject symbolic logic, and is famous for the logical Diagrams he introduced in order to "correct" the work of George Boole.

Recommended Book: The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic: 1889 Edition -- John Venn; Hardcover

Recommended Link: http://sue.csc.uvic.ca/~cos/venn/VennJohnEJC.html