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Thomas Fuller (mental calculator)
Thomas Fuller (1710 – December 1782), also known as "''Negro Tom''" and the "''Virginia Calculator''", was an enslaved African renowned for his mathematical abilities.〔W. W. Rouse Ball (1960) ''Calculating Prodigies'', in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, Macmillan, New York, chapter 13.〕
==History==
Born in Africa somewhere between present-day Liberia and Benin, Fuller was enslaved and shipped to America in 1724 at the age of 14, eventually becoming the legal property of Presley and Elizabeth Cox of Alexandria, Virginia. Both Fuller and the Coxes were illiterate. The Coxes owned only 16 slaves, and appeared to value Fuller the most; he expressed gratitude for not being sold.〔"(A wizard in any age )" ''Christian Science Monitor'', February 12, 1980〕
Stories of his abilities abounded through the Eastern seaboard. His skill was even used as proof that enslaved Blacks were equal to whites in intelligence, which fueled some pro-abolitionist discussion.
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