Person
Weatherburn, Charles Ernest (1884 - 1974)
- Born
- 18 June 1884
Chippendale, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 18 October 1974
Claremont, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
Charles Weatherburn was lecturer in mathematics and theoretical physics, University of Melbourne 1911-1923 and later professor of mathematics at the University of Western Australia 1929-1950.
Details
Born Sydney, 18 June 1884. Died Perth, 18 October 1974. Educated Universities of Sydney (BA 1904, BSc 1905, MA 1906, DSc 1916) and Cambridge (BA 1908, MA 1915). Mathematics and physics teacher, Sydney boys' High School 1909-11, tutor in mathematics and physics, St Paul's College, University of Sydney 1909-11, lecturer in mathematics and theoretical physics, University of Melbourne 1911-23, professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, Canterbury University College, University of New Zealand 1923-29, foundation professor of mathematics, University of Western Australia 1929-50. Hector medal, Royal Society of New Zealand 1934. A mathematics lecture theatre at the University of Western Australia was named after him in 1971.
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Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Charles Ernest Weatherburn - Records, 1916 - 1975, MS 017; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Private hands (Weatherburn, A.K.)
- Charles Ernest Weatherburn - Records, 1884 - 1974; Private hands (Weatherburn, A.K.). Details
Private hands (Weatherburn, D.C.)
- Charles Ernest Weatherburn - Records, 1909 - 1974; Private hands (Weatherburn, D.C.). Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Book Sections
- Weatherburn, A. K., 'Weatherburn, Charles Ernest (1884-1974), Mathematician' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 12 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), p. 422. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120466b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Gamblen, F., '[Obituary]: Charles Ernest Weatherburn, 1884-1974 (includes list of publications)', Journal of Australian Mathematical Society, Series A, 1 (1976), 1-4. Details
- Pitman, E. J. G., 'Charles Ernest Weatherburn, Professor of Mathematics', Mathematical Scientist, 6 (11) (1981), 1-12. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17627119. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/217521350. Details
- 'Weatherburn, C E (1884-1974)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-882015. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Weatherburn, Charles Ernest - Ms 17', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms017.html. Details
- 'Weatherburn, Charles Ernest', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000876p.htm. Details
See also
- Gani, J., 'Some aspects in the development of statistics in Australia', Australian Journal of Statistics, 18 (1/2) (1976), 1-20. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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