Person Besant; William Henry (1828 - 1917) Besant William Henry 1828 - 1917 Male Portsea, Hampshire, England 01 November 1828 02/06/1917 19170602

4 Benet Place, Cambridge (1870); Spring Lawn, Harvey Road, Cambridge

Mathematics Education: St John's College, Cambridge. BA (1850), MA Career: Mathematical Lecturer, St John's College, Cambridge (for 35 years) Eldest son of William Besant, merchant, of Portsmouth and his wife Sarah Ediss, daughter of a builder and architect of Dibdin; elder brother of Sir Walter Besant, novelist; married (1861) Margaret Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Willis (FRS 1830) (she died 1911) Fellow 08/06/1871 Sources: Bulloch's Roll ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-7776 1 Nov 1828 - 2 Jun 1917 NA1319 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/42203814 602a5449-23eb-4e09-8853-bd2cb719c3ff