Alexander John Ellis

Alexander John Ellis
FRS
Born
Alexander Sharpe

(1814-06-14)14 June 1814
Died28 October 1890(1890-10-28) (aged 76)
Kensington, London, England
EducationShrewsbury School, Eton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)mathematician and philologist

Alexander John Ellis FRS (14 June 1814 – 28 October 1890) was an English mathematician, philologist and early phonetician who also influenced the field of musicology. He changed his name from his father's name, Sharpe, to his mother's maiden name, Ellis, in 1825 as a condition of receiving significant financial support from a relative on his mother's side.[1] He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.

  1. ^ John Hannavy (2008). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-415-97235-2.