Charles Henry Sampson (1859-1936) was

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, from 1920 until his death. Sampson was born in

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and educated at

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and

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. A

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, he became a

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of Brasenose in 1882; a

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in 1884; and a

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in 1894. His son Ronald died in the

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. Sampson himself died on 5 November 1936.'The Principal Of Brasenose'

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Saturday, Nov. 7, 1936 Issue 47526 p.14

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1859 births 1936 deaths Scientists from Bristol People educated at Bristol Grammar School Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Fellows of Brasenose College, Oxford Principals of Brasenose College, Oxford 19th-century English mathematicians 20th-century English mathematicians {{UK-mathematician-stub