Person
Robinson, Derek William (1935 - 2021)
FAA
- Born
- 25 June 1935
Bournemouth, England - Died
- 31 August 2021
- Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
Derek William Robinson has been Professor of Mathematics, Centre for Mathematics and its Applications, Australian National University since 1982.
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Born Bournemouth, England, 25 June 1935. Educated University of Oxford (BA (hons) 1957, DPhil 1960). Nato Research Associate, Eidgenossiche Technische Hochschule, Zurich 1960-62; Research Associate, University of Illinois 1962-64; Research Associate, Max Planck Institute, Munich 1964-65; Professor, University of Aix-Marseille I 1965-66; Research Associate, CERN, Geneva 1966-68; Professor, University of Aix-Marseille II 1968-77, President, Department of Physics 1973-75, Assistant Director, Centre de Physique, CNRS, Marseille 1974-78; Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of New South Wales 1978-82; Professor of Mathematics, Centre for Mathematics and its Applications, Australian National University 1982- , Chairman, Board, Institute of Advanced Studies 1988-92. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1980; Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1981.
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Obituary: Professor Derek Robinson DPhil; FAA FAustMS 26 May 1935 - 31 August 2021', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 153 (2021). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/september-2021-153/fellows-update. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15453547. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/54228000. Details
- 'Robinson, Derek William (1935-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474985. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 5 December 2024