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How did Alfred North Whitehead perform in the Mathematical Tripos examinations?

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Alfred North Whitehead performed well in the Mathematical Tripos (honours examination) held in 1883–84 at Trinity College, Cambridge. Following his successful performance in these examinations, he was awarded a Trinity fellowship and subsequently appointed to the college's mathematical staff.1