McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Ball, William Lee, 1908-1979
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Description area
Dates of existence
1908-1979
History
William Ball was born in North Hatley, Québec and educated at McGill, where he received his B.Sc. in 1930 and Ph.D. in chemistry in 1935. As an undergraduate and graduate student he was very active in sports, and was a member of the ski team from 1926 to 1930.