Wrangler

At the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, a wrangler is a student who has completed the third year (called Part II) of the Mathematical Tripos with first-class honours.

Sources

The story about Rayleigh comes from

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• Peter Groenewegen (2003). A Soaring Eagle: Alfred Marshall 1842-1924. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN 1858981514.

Alfred Marshall was the commoner who came second to Rayleigh.

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There is a very thorough account of the Cambridge system in the 19th century in

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• Andrew Warwick (2003) Masters of Theory: Cambridge and the Rise of Mathematical Physics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226873749

Appendix A lists the top 10 wranglers from 1865 to 1909 with their coaches and their colleges.

Related Topics:
1865 - 1909

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