Person

Michael, James Henry (1920 - 2001)

FAA

Born: 3 April 1920
Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
Died: 17 April 2001
Australia
Occupation: Mathematician

Summary

James Henry Michael was one of Australia's leading pure mathematicians. He had a long-term association with the University of Adelaide and was Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics there from 1973.

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Chronology

1940 - 1945: Military service - Second World War. Lance Bombardier, 2/7 Australian Field Regiment (artillery), 2nd Australian Imperial Force, in Australia, the Middle East and Tarakan
1950: Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide
1952: Education - Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1955 - 1956: Career position - Nuttfield Foundation Dominion Travelling Fellow, University of Manchester, UK
1956 - 1957: Career position - Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
1957: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
1958 -: Career position - Member of the Australian Mathematical Society
1958 - 1960: Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1960 - 1961: Career position - Fullbright Scholar and Visiting Associate Professor at Purdue University, USA
1961 -: Career position - Member of the American Mathematical Society
1961 - 1964: Career position - Senior Mathematics Lecturer, University of Adelaide
1964 - 1965: Career position - Visiting Professor at Purdue University
1965 - 1967: Career position - Reader in Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1966 - 1968: Career position - Council member of the Australian Mathematical Society
1968 - 1970: Career position - Personal Chair of Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1969 - 1973: Career position - Head of the Department of Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1970 -: Career position - Reader in the Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1973 -: Career position - Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1973 -: Career position - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Fellow 1973 - 2001

Published resources

Journal Articles

Murray, M. K.; and Parrott, D., 'James Henry Michael 1920-2001', Historical Records of Australian Science, 25 (1) (2014), 84-91, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR14001. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q66738877. Details
'Michael, James Henry (1920-2001)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474452. Details

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