Sir Robert Stawell Ball

Biographical Summary

BALL, SIR ROBERT STAWELL. 01/07/1840-25/11/1913. Ref: 4139. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Knight(1886).
• Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland.
• Place of Death: Cambridge.
• Profession: Astronomer, Mathematician.
• Appointments Held: Tutor 1865-7 to sons of Lord Rosse, Birr Castle, Parsonstown; Professor 1867-74, Applied Mathematics, Royal College of Science; 1874-92, Astronomy, Dublin University & Royal Astronomer, Ireland; Professor 1892-1913, Astronomy, Cambridge University.
• Schools and Tutors: Dr Brindley's School,Tarvin Hall, near Chester.
• Undergraduate Studies: Trinity College, Dublin, MA(Hon Cantab 1892).
• Postgraduate Studies: LL D(Hon Dublin).
• Publications: "The Story of the Heavens" 1886, " The Story of the Sun" 1893, "Great Astronomers" 1896.
• Marital Status: Married (1868) Frances Elizabeth Steele.
• Mother: Amelia Gresley Hellicar.
• Father: Dr. Robert Ball, LL D.
• Other Family: Father-in-law of Joseph Barcroft, FRSE 1872-1947.
• References: DNB, 1912-21,1927, 18-20; Proc Roy Soc, A91, 1915.xvii-xxi signed FWD and GTB; Who Was Who, 1.
• Memberships: FRS(1873), MRIA, FRAS(President 1897-9), Mathematical Association(President 1899-1900), FRZSI(President 1890-93).
• Date of Election: 18/02/1889.
• Proposers: Proposed by Council as Honorary British Fellow 4/2/1889.
• Fellow Type: HF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 52
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