W. W. Rouse Ball
W. W. Rouse Ball | |
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| Born | Walter William Rouse Ball 14 August 1850 |
| Died | 4 April 1925 (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 |
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.