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Where did Charles Sanders Peirce spend the last 26 years of his life?
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Charles Sanders Peirce
Charles Sanders Peirce, c. 1870.
For the last 26 years of his life, Charles Sanders Peirce lived with his wife, Juliette, on a farm located on the Delaware River near Milford, Pennsylvania. During this period, he referred to himself as a "bucolic logician" and lived as a recluse dedicated to his work, despite facing significant illness and financial hardship.1