
W. W. Rouse Ball
Background
- Born in
- Hampstead
- Educated at
- University of CambridgeUniversity College LondonTrinity CollegeUniversity College School
- Awards
- 🏆 Smith's Prize
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Ernest Barnes
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Timeline
1850
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Birth1925
Died
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