Person

Barnes, Eric Stephen (1924 - 2000)

FAA

Born: 16 January 1924
Cardiff, Wales
Died: 16 October 2000
Occupation: Mathematician

Summary

Eric Barnes was Secretary (Physical Sciences) Australian Academy of Science 1972-1976; Elder Professor of Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1959-1974; Deputy Vice-chancellor University of Adelaide 1975-1980; Professor of Pure Mathematics University of Adelaide 1981-1983.

Details

Educated Universities of Sydney and Cambridge. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge 1950-54; assistant lecturer, Cambridge 1951-53; reader in pure mathematics, University of Sydney 1953-58; Elder Professor of Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1959-74; deputy Vice-Chancellor 1975-80; professor of pure mathematics 1981-83.

Chronology

1954: Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Foundation Fellow 1954 - 2000; Secretary 1972 - 1976.
The University of Adelaide (1874 - )
Elder Professor of Mathematics, 1959 - 1974; Deputy-Vice Chancellor 1975 - 1980; Professor of Pure Mathematics, 1981 - 1983.

Published resources

Journal Articles

Wall, G.E.; Pitman, Jane; and Potts, R.B., 'Eric Stephen Barnes, 1924 - 2000', Historical Records of Australian Science, 15 (1) (2004), 21-45. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR03013. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1351086. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/94712246. Details
'Eric Barnes - Citation at year of election, 1954', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/eric-barnes. Details
'Barnes, E S (1924-2000)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-628844. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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