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Dr Robert Ball

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Dr Robert Ball

Birth
County Cork, Ireland
Death
30 Mar 1857 (aged 54)
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Burial
Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland Add to Map
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Robert Ball, Esq., LL.D. (Hon.), member of council, Royal Dublin Society, at his residence, Granby-row. Dr. Ball for many years filled the office of curator to the museum of Trinity College, Dublin, and was also secretary to the Queen's University in Ireland, and past president of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland. "His connexion with Trinity College, the Queen's University, the Zoological Society, and other learned and scientific bodies brought him into extensive intercourse and acquaintance with men of all ranks." | The Freeman's Journal (Dublin), issues of 2, 3, and 4 Apr 1857.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ball_(naturalist)

- Many thanks to Donal Mac Cormaic (48106667) for sharing the portrait photo, and to E. G. (51438869) for sharing the links to the parents' memorials.
Robert Ball, Esq., LL.D. (Hon.), member of council, Royal Dublin Society, at his residence, Granby-row. Dr. Ball for many years filled the office of curator to the museum of Trinity College, Dublin, and was also secretary to the Queen's University in Ireland, and past president of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland. "His connexion with Trinity College, the Queen's University, the Zoological Society, and other learned and scientific bodies brought him into extensive intercourse and acquaintance with men of all ranks." | The Freeman's Journal (Dublin), issues of 2, 3, and 4 Apr 1857.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ball_(naturalist)

- Many thanks to Donal Mac Cormaic (48106667) for sharing the portrait photo, and to E. G. (51438869) for sharing the links to the parents' memorials.


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  • Created by: Dowser
  • Added: May 25, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240036863/robert-ball: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Robert Ball (1 Apr 1802–30 Mar 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240036863, citing Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by Dowser (contributor 47495357).