Person
Love, Eric Russell (1912 - 2001)
- Born
- 31 March 1912
London, England - Died
- 2001
- Occupation
- Mathematical physicist
Summary
Eric Love was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne for 25 years. He remained active in both research and teaching, in the Department of Mathematics, until 1999.
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Chronology
- 1922
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1933
- Education - Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Mathematics (BA (Hons)), University of Melbourne
- 1935
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK
- 1938 - 1939
- Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics, University of London
- 1939 - 1940
- Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics, Durham University, UK
- 1940 - 1945
- Career position - Lecturer, University of Melbourne
- 1942 - 1944
- Career position - Seconded to the Munitions Supply Laboratories in Maribyrnong
- 1944 - c. 1945
- Career position - Seconded to the Aeronautical Research Laboratories at Fisherman's Bend, Victoria
- 1945 - 1949
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
- 1949 - 1952
- Career position - Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
- 1952 - 1977
- Career position - Professor of Mathematics, University of Melbourne
- 1960 - 1962
- Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
- 1963 - 1977
- Career position - Head of the Department of Mathematics, University of Melbourne
- 1977 - 1999
- Career position - Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Department of Mathematics, University of Melbourne
- 1977 - 1999
- Career position - Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne
- 1978
- Education - Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cambridge
- 1992
- Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Love, E. R., 'Obituary: Thomas MacFarland Cherry, 1898-1966', Australian Journal of Science, 31 (11) (1969), 392-395. Details
- Love, E. R., 'Thomas MacFarland Cherry', Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, 9 (1/2) (1969), 1-24. Details
Resources
- 'Love, E R', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-484814. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DSc, 1992', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Love, Eric Russell', 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/P002234p.htm. Details
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Created: 29 June 1995, Last modified: 5 March 2018