Person
Ash, Christopher John (1945 - 1995)
FAA
- Born
- 5 January 1945
Gorleston, England - Died
- 16 February 1995
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
Christopher Ash moved to Monash University in 1970 as a Senior Teaching Fellow, in order to continue his studies in logic under John Crossley, one of his tutors at Oxford. He remained there for the rest of his life, being promoted to lecturer, senior lecturer and finally reader in 1986. He made notable discoveries in pure mathematics.
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Chronology
- 1966
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Oxford
- 1970
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Oxford
- 1970 - 1972
- Career position - Senior Teaching Fellow, Mathematics Department, Monash University
- 1972
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), University of Oxford
- 1973 - 1980
- Career position - Lecturer, Mathematics Department, Monash University
- 1981 - 1985
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Mathematics Department, Monash University
- 1986 - 1995
- Career position - Reader, Mathematics Department, Monash University
- 1994
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Crossley, J.N.; Knight, J.F.; Preston, G.B., 'Christopher John Ash, 1945-1995', Historical Records of Australian Science, 12 (1) (1998), 83-98. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9981210083. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q68181607. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/85147118335526342425. Details
- 'Christopher Ash - Citation at year of election, 1994', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/christopher-ash. Details
- 'Ash, C J (19450105-19950216)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-571407. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 14 December 2022