Person

Wheatley, Frederick William (1871 - 1955)

Born
7 June 1871
Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
Died
14 November 1955
Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Mathematician and Physicist

Summary

Frederick Wheatley worked with Professor Townsend at Oxford 1912-1914 while studying for his BSc. During the war he worked as a cryptographer and taught at the Royal Australian Naval College, Jervis Bay. He was Headmaster of the College 1920-1930.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Frederick William Wheatley - Records, 1912 - 1914, MS 041; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Australian War Memorial Research Centre

  • Frederick William Wheatley - Records, 1914 - 1918; Australian War Memorial Research Centre. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Book Sections

  • Hyslop, Robert, 'Wheatley, Frederick William (1871-1955), headmaster and cryptographer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 452-453. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120507b.htm. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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