W. W. Rouse Ball
English mathematician and lawyer (1850–1925) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter William Rouse Ball[lower-alpha 1] (14 August 1850 – 4 April 1925), known as W. W. Rouse Ball, was a British mathematician, lawyer, and fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1878 to 1905. He was also a keen amateur magician, and the founding president of the Cambridge Pentacle Club in 1919, one of the world's oldest magic societies.[1][2]
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Born | Walter William Rouse Ball (1850-08-14)14 August 1850 |
Died | 4 April 1925(1925-04-04) (aged 74) Cambridge, England |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Awards | Smith's Prize (1874) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Doctoral students | Ernest Barnes |
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