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Revision as of 07:03, 9 January 2016 by Dead.rabbit (talk | contribs) (Persondata has been deprecated by this RfC)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sir Nigel Gresley Ball, 3rd Baronet (27 August 1892 – 1978) was Professor of Botany at University College, Colombo, Sri Lanka, (1924-1943).
Background and family
Ball was the younger son of Sir Charles Bent Ball and his wife Annie Julia Kinahan.
On 28 December 1922, he married Florine Isabel Irwin, the daughter of Colonel Herbert Edwardes Irwin.
Education
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating BA, DSc and later MA.
Career
He served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and was promoted Captain.
He was Professor of Botany between 1924 and 1943 at University College, Colombo, then moved to King's College London, where he was Lecturer in Botany (1944-1955), Reader in Botany (1955-1957), and Special Reader in Botany (1957-1959).
Title
On 21 December 1945, Ball succeeded his brother as a baronet (3rd UK Baronet Ball, of Merion Square, Dublin and Killybegs, County Donegal, created 1911).
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byCharles Ball | Ball baronets (of Merion Square, Dublin and Killybegs, County Donegal) 1945–1978 |
Succeeded byCharles Ball |
References
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- 1892 births
- 1978 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Alumni of Trinity College, Dublin
- Academics of the Ceylon University College
- Royal Dublin Fusiliers officers
- Academics of King's College London
- British Army personnel of World War I
- People of British Ceylon
- People from County Dublin