Alexander John Ellis
English mathematician, philologist and musician · Academics · Lived 1814 to 1890 · aged 76
Alexander John Ellis was an English mathematician, philologist and early phonetician who also influenced the field of musicology.
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He changed his name from his father's name, Sharpe, to his mother's maiden name, Ellis, in 1825 as a condition of receiving significant financial support from a relative on his mother's side. He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.
