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Edwards, Robert Edmund (1926 - 2020)

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Born
15 March 1926
London, England
Died
2020
Occupation
Mathematician

Summary

Robert Edwards was a Professorial Fellow (1961-1970) then Professor of Mathematics (1970-1986) at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University. Prior to migrating to Australia he studied at Manchester (BSc) and London (PhD) and taught at Birkbeck College within the University of London.

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Chronology

1947 - 1951
Career position - Assistant Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London
1951 - 1959
Career position - Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London
1959 - 1961
Career position - Lecturer, University of Reading, United Kingdom
1961 - 1970
Career position - Professorial Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National Universit
1968 - 2020
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
1970 - 1986
Career position - Professor of Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University

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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 14 August 2025

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This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
Kooyang - Gariwerd calendar - Late summer: late January to late March - season of eels
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"... the rengitj, as a visible mark or imprint on the land, is characterised as a place of origin, the repository of all names, as well as a kind of mapped visual expression of the connection between people and places which is to be carried out in the temporal sequence of the journey." Fanca Tamisari (1998) 'Body, Vision and Movement: In the footprints of the ancestors'. Oceania 68(4) p260