Eliezer, Christie Jayaratnam (1918 - 2001)

Summary

Christie Eliezer was professor of mathematics at Universities in Ceylon, Malaya and Australia. In 1949 Eliezer was called to he bar at the Middle Temple, London. He had a wide range of interests, from mathematics and quantum physics, to co-hosting the 3EA (later SBS) Tamil language programme with his wife.

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Chronology

1946 - 1949

Career position - Fellow of Christ's College at the University of Cambridge, UK

1949

Career position - Called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in London

1949 - 1959

Career position - Professor of mathematics at the University of Ceylon

1954 - 1957

Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Ceylon

1959 - 1963

Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Malaya

1959 - 1968

Career position - Professor of mathematics at the University of Malaya

1968 - 1984

Career position - Professor of mathematics at La Trobe University, Victoria

1969 - 1971

Career position - Dean of the School of Physical Sciences at La Trobe University, Victoria

1970 - 1971

Career position - Deputy chairman of the Academic Board at La Trobe University, Victoria

1982 - 1983

Career position - Dean of the School of Physical Science at La Trobe University, Victoria

1984 - 2001

Career position - Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at La Trobe University, Victoria

1996

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

• Eliezer, Christie, 'Obituary: Emeritus Professor Christie Eliezer, AM, Quantum physicist, mathematician, barrister', The Age (2001). Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5110686. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/30954586. Details
• 'Eliezer, Christie Jayaratnam (19180612-20010310)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476399. Details