# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/w-w-rouse-ball
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:33:25.142Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/w-w-rouse-ball"
name: "W. W. Rouse Ball"
slug: "w-w-rouse-ball"
description: "Walter William Rouse Ball, 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."
tagline: "English mathematician and lawyer (1850–1925)"
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birthDate: "1850-08-14"
deathDate: "1925-04-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump