William John Greenstreet (1861–1930) was an English

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who was editor of ''

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'' for more than thirty years.

Life and work

Greenstreet was son of a Royal Artillery's Sergeant. He was educated at

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and he entered

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in 1879, graduating there in 1883. Then he was mathematics professor in different schools in

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, East Riding and

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before he became Head Master at

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in 1891. In 1910 he retired to

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Common with the intention of devoting to literary work. Greenstreet was founding member of the

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and he started the Association's Library given a large collection of books.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenstreet, William John 1861 births 1930 deaths 19th-century English mathematicians 20th-century English mathematicians People from Folkestone People from Burghfield