He won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1867 and graduated in 1871 as Senior Wrangler, having placed first in the demanding Cambridge Mathematical Tripos examination.
He won a scholarship to Trinity College. He was having placed first in the demanding Cambridge Mathematical Tripos examination. He graduated in 1871 as Senior Wrangler. He was having placed first in the demanding Cambridge Mathematical Tripos examination. Trinity College was Cambridge in 1867.