William Pole (1814–1900)

Engineer, musician, and authority on whist. Professor of engineering, Elphinstone College, Bombay, 1844–7. Worked on various engineering projects in Europe and Algeria. Professor of engineering, University College, London, 1859–67. Served on a number of committees and commissions of enquiry. Published widely, including in the popular press. Played the organ, organised concerts, and published on music; took a music doctorate at Oxford in 1867. Played and published on whist. FRS 1861.