W. W. Rouse Ball

1850 - 1925

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University College London, Trinity College, University of Cambridge

occupation: mathematician, historian of mathematics, university teacher, lawyer, magician

award received: Smith's Prize

Walter William Rouse Ball (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. Source: Wikipedia (en)