* 21 October 1893, † 0001
William Leonard Ferrar was born on 21 October 1893. Bill Ferrar graduated from Oxford after an undergraduate career interrupted by World War I. He lectured at Bangor and Edinburgh before moving back to Oxford. He worked in college administration and eventually became Principal of Hertford College. He worked on the convergence of series.
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