Edward Burns Ross (1881 - 1947)

* 28 September 1881, † 11 January 1947

Edward Burns Ross was born on 28 September 1881 in Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Edward Ross studied at Edinburgh and Cambridge universities. After working with Karl Pearson in London he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at the Christian College in Madras India. Ill health forced him to retire back to Scotland. Edward Burns Ross died on 11 January 1947 in Edinburgh, Scotland.