What was the profession of Augustus De Morgan's father?
Lawyer
Colonel
Merchant
Physician
Answer
Augustus De Morgan's father was a Colonel in the British Army. He served in the Peninsular War and the Napoleonic Wars. He was a very strict disciplinarian and Augustus De Morgan had a difficult relationship with him.
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