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| Frost, Percival. Adm. at CAIUS, Apr. 4, 1835. [2nd] s. of Charles, Esq., solicitor [and antiquary, for whom see D.N.B.], of Hull. B. there Sept. 1, 1817. Schools, Beverley and Oakham. Migrated to St John's, Oct. 14, 1835. Matric. Michs. 1835; Scholar; B.A. (2nd Wrangler and 1st Smith's Prizeman) 1839; M.A. 1842; Sc.D. 1883. Fellow of St John's, 1839-41. Mathematical Lecturer at Jesus, 1847-59; at King's, 1859-89. Fellow of King's, 1882-98. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Nov. 12, 1839. Ord. deacon (Ely) 1841; priest, 1842. A successful tutor of private pupils, among whom were Lord Justice Rigby, William Kingdon Clifford and Joseph Wolstenholme. Author (in conjunction with Wolstenholme), A Treatise on Solid Geometry; An Elementary Treatise on Curve Tracings. Edited Newton's Principia. F.R.S., 1882. Married, June 2, 1841, Jennett Louisa, dau. of Richard Dixon, of Oak Lodge, Finchley. An accomplished pianoforte player and a successful painter in water-colours. Lived latterly at 15, Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge, where he died June 5, 1898. Father of Charles (1861); brother of Andrew H. (1838). (Venn, II. 231; Who was Who, 1897-1916; Crockford; D.N.B.; E. A. B. Barnard; Scott, MSS.; Boase, v. 365, which confuses him with the next; Memoirs of H. A. Morgan, III, 115, 263.) | Percival FROST Approx. lifespan: 1817–1898 Adm Gonville & Caius College 1835:04:04 2nd s. of Charles FROST, Esq. Solicitor: [and antiquary, for whom see D.N.B. ], of Hull, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] b. there 1817:09:01 schools Sch: Beverley School Beverley, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] and Oakham, [ Rutland ] Mig. to St John's College 1835:10:14 Matric 1835:10MT: Scholar BA 2 nd Wrangler and 1st Smith's Prizeman 1839 MA 1842 ScD 1883 Fellow of: : St John's College 1839-41 Mathematical Lecturer at: : Jesus College 1847-59 ;at King's College 1859-89 Fellow of King's College : 1882-98 Adm. Inner Temple: 1839:11:12 Ord. deacon Ely 1841 Ord. priest 1842 A successful Tutor of: : private pupils, among whom were Lord Justice: Rigby, William Kingdon Clifford and Joseph Wolstenholme. Author (in conjunction with Wolstenholme), A Treatise on Solid Geometry; An Elementary Treatise on Curve Tracings. Publ.: Edited Newton's Principia. FRS 1882 m. 1841:06:02 Jennett Louisa DIXON dau. of Richard DIXON, of Oak Lodge, Oak, Finchley, [ London ] An accomplished pianoforte player and a successful painter in water-colours. latterly 15 Fitzwilliam Street, CB, [ Cambridgeshire ] [where he] d. [there] 1898:06:05 father of Charles FROST (1861) brother of rew H. FROST (1838) ( Venn, II. 231; Who was Who 1897-1916; Crockford; D.N.B. ; E. A. b. Barnard; Scott, MSS.; Boase, v. 365, which confuses him with the next; Memoirs of H. A. Morgan, III, 115, 263.) [add:]Candidate for Sadleirian Professorship, 1863[:add] [add:]ESL-G: Cumberland Add.MS.6580: 53[:add] |