Nationality British Died April 4, 1925, Cambridge Doctoral students Ernest Barnes Residence United Kingdom | Name W. Rouse Fields Mathematician Role Mathematician Notable awards Smith's Prize | |
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Born 14 August 1850
Hampstead, London, England ( 1850-08-14 ) Alma mater University College London
University of Cambridge Known for Tessellations, magic squares, history of mathematics Education University of Cambridge, Trinity College, Cambridge, University College London Books Mathematical recreations and essays, A short account of the histor, String figures, A history of the study of mathemat, An essay on Newton's | ||
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W W Rouse Ball Part 1 Audiobook
Walter William Rouse Ball, known as W. W. Rouse Ball (14 August 1850 – 4 April 1925), 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.
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Life
Ball was the son and heir of Walter Frederick Ball, of 3, St John's Park Villas, South Hampstead, London. Educated at University College School, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1870, became a scholar and first Smith's Prizeman, and gained his BA in 1874 as second Wrangler. He became a Fellow of Trinity in 1875, and remained one for the rest of his life.
He is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge.
He is commemorated in the naming of the small pavilion, now used as changing rooms and toilets, on Jesus Green in Cambridge.