Person

Ash, Christopher John (1945 - 1995)

FAA

Born: 5 January 1945
Gorleston, England
Died: 16 February 1995
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Mathematician

Summary

Christopher Ash moved to Monash University in 1970 as a Senior Teaching Fellow, in order to continue his studies in logic under John Crossley, one of his tutors at Oxford. He remained there for the rest of his life, being promoted to lecturer, senior lecturer and finally reader in 1986. He made notable discoveries in pure mathematics.

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Chronology

1966: Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Oxford
1970: Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Oxford
1970 - 1972: Career position - Senior Teaching Fellow, Mathematics Department, Monash University
1972: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), University of Oxford
1973 - 1980: Career position - Lecturer, Mathematics Department, Monash University
1981 - 1985: Career position - Senior Lecturer, Mathematics Department, Monash University
1986 - 1995: Career position - Reader, Mathematics Department, Monash University
1994: Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 1994

Published resources

Journal Articles

Crossley, J.N.; Knight, J.F.; Preston, G.B., 'Christopher John Ash, 1945-1995', Historical Records of Australian Science, 12 (1) (1998), 83-98. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9981210083. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q68181607. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/85147118335526342425. Details
'Christopher Ash - Citation at year of election, 1994', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/christopher-ash. Details
'Ash, C J (19450105-19950216)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-571407. Details

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