Person
Wilton, John Raymond (1884 - 1944)
- Born
- 2 May 1884
Belfast, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 12 April 1944
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
John Wilton was Professor of Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1920-1944. He had few honours students but sustained a high level of research in analysis and number theory. Wilton was highly regarded by his contemporaries.
Details
Chronology
- 1903
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide
- 1907
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge
- 1907? - 1909
- Career position - Research scientist, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
- 1909
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1911
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Cambridge
- 1914
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide
- 1919
- Award - Life member, London Mathematical Society
- 1919 - 1944
- Career position - Elder Professor of Mathematics, University of Adelaide
- 1922
- Award - Life member, American Mathematical Society
- 1923
- Award - Life Fellow, Cambridge Philosophical Society
- 1923
- Career event - Elected Member (Mathematics), Australian National Research Council
- 1930
- Award - Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cambridge
- 1935
- Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council
Related entries
Sibling
Archival resources
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
- John Raymond Wilton - Records, 1919 - 1944; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Potts, R. B., 'Wilton, John Raymond (1884-1944), mathematician' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 533-534. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilton-john-raymond-9148. Details
Edited Books
- Knox, Errol G. ed., Who's Who in Australia 1935 (Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1935), 567 pp. "Wilton, Professor John Raymaond, ScD(Cantab), DSc(Adel)", p.496. Details
Journal Articles
- Sanders, H. W., 'Obituary: J. R. Wilton', Australian Journal of Science, 7 (1) (1944), 27-28. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Death of noted mathematician [Professor J. R. Wilton]', The Advertiser (1944), 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48792329. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24218707. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/91481733. Details
- Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2023. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/thomas-ranken-lyle-medal. Details
- 'Wilton, J Raymond (1884-1944)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-471697. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Wilton, John Raymond', 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/P000907p.htm. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 18 December 2025
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