Person

Edwards, Robert Edmund (1926 - )

Born: 15 March 1926
London, England
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
1959 - 1961: Career position - Lecturer, University of Reading, UK
1961 - 1970: Career position - Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, in Canberra
1970 - 1978: Career position - Professor of Mathematics at the Institute of Advanced Studies

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Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19873119. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/22205101. Details
'Edwards, R E (1926-2000)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-618125. Details

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