W. W. Rouse Ball

Walter William Rouse Ball was a British mathematician and lawyer, a distinguished figure at Trinity College, Cambridge. His career spanned academic pursuits and legal practice, alongside a profound interest in magic that led him to found one of the world's oldest magic societies. Ball's legacy endures not only through his contributions to mathematics and law but also through the establishment of prestigious professorships at Cambridge University, which continue to foster advancements in these fields.