Person
Michael, James Henry (1920 - 2001)
FAA
- Born
- 3 April 1920
Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 17 April 2001
Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
James Henry Michael was one of Australia's leading pure mathematicians. He had a long-term association with the University of Adelaide and was Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics there from 1973.
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Chronology
- 1940 - 1945
- Military service - Second World War. Lance Bombardier, 2/7 Australian Field Regiment (artillery), 2nd Australian Imperial Force, in Australia, the Middle East and Tarakan
- 1950
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Adelaide
- 1952
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics completed at the University of Adelaide
- 1955 - 1956
- Career position - Nuttfield Foundation Dominion Travelling Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK
- 1956 - 1957
- Career position - Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow
- 1957
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Adelaide
- 1958 -
- Career position - Member of the Australian Mathematical Society
- 1958 - 1960
- Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
- 1960 - 1961
- Career position - Fullbright Scholar and Visiting Associate Professor at Purdue University, USA
- 1961 -
- Career position - Member of the American Mathematical Society
- 1961 - 1964
- Career position - Senior Mathematics Lecturer at the University of Adelaide
- 1964 - 1965
- Career position - Visiting Professor at Purdue University
- 1965 - 1967
- Career position - Reader in Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
- 1966 - 1968
- Career position - Council member of the Australian Mathematical Society
- 1968 - 1970
- Career position - Personal Chair of Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
- 1969 - 1973
- Career position - Head of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
- 1970 -
- Career position - Reader in the Department of Pure Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
- 1973 -
- Career position - Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
- 1973 -
- Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Murray, M. K.; and Parrott, D., 'James Henry Michael 1920-2001', Historical Records of Australian Science, 25 (1) (2014), 84-91, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR14001. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q66738877. Details
- 'Michael, James Henry (1920-2001)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474452. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 21 August 2019