| Authorised form of name | Frost; Percival (1817 - 1898) |
| Dates | 1817 - 1898 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England |
| Date of birth | 01 September 1817 |
| Place of death | His house in Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge |
| Date of death | 05 June 1898 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Mill Road cemetery, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Schools at Beverley and Oakham; Caius College, Cambridge (admitted 1835); migrated to St John's College, Cambridge (1835); Inner Temple (admitted 1839). BA (1839), MA (1842), ScD (1883)
Career:
Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge (1839-1841); ordained deacon (1841); ordained priest (1842); Lecturer in Mathematics, Jesus College, Cambridge (1847-1859); Lecturer in Mathematics, King's College, Cambridge (1859-1889); Fellow of King's College, Cambridge (1882-1898); his private pupils included William Kingdon Clifford (FRS 1874); played the piano and painted water colours
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/06/1883 |
| Relationships | Son of Charles Frost, solicitor and antiquary; married (1841) Jennett Louisa, daughter of Richard Dixon of Finchley |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1898-1899 vol 64 pp vii-ix signed by H M T |
| Code | NA6657 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1883/08 | Frost, Percival: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/5/1117 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Messrs Clay & Sons, Ave Maria Lane, E.C. | 6 January 1892 |
| NLB/14/231 | Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Dr Percival Frost, Fellow of the Royal Society, 15 Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge | 27 January 1897 |
| NLB/16/795 | Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 10 June 1898 |
| NLB/18/536 | Copy letter from Michael Foster, to Mrs Percival Frost, 15 Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge | 24 March 1899 |
| IM/Maull/001570 | Frost, Percival | 1891-2 |
| NLB/18/451 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Mrs Percival Frost, 15 Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge | 13 March 1899 |
| MC/17/235 | Letter from Mrs Percival Smith, 15 Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge, to The Royal Society | 28 February 1899 |
| MC/17 | Volume 17 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1897-1899 |