Person
Eliezer, Christie Jayaratnam (1918 - 2001)
AM
- Born
- 12 June 1918
Jaffna, Ceylon - Died
- 10 March 2001
Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician, Barrister and Physicist
Summary
Christie Eliezer was professor of mathematics at Universities in Ceylon, Malaya and Australia. In 1949 Eliezer was called to he bar at the Middle Temple, London. He had a wide range of interests, from mathematics and quantum physics, to co-hosting the 3EA (later SBS) Tamil language programme with his wife.
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Chronology
- 1946 - 1949
- Career position - Fellow of Christ's College, University of Cambridge, UK
- 1949
- Career position - Called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in London
- 1949 - 1959
- Career position - Professor of mathematics, University of Ceylon
- 1954 - 1957
- Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Ceylon
- 1959 - 1963
- Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Malaya
- 1959 - 1968
- Career position - Professor of mathematics, University of Malaya
- 1968 - 1984
- Career position - Professor of mathematics at La Trobe University, Victoria
- 1969 - 1971
- Career position - Dean of the School of Physical Sciences at La Trobe University, Victoria
- 1970 - 1971
- Career position - Deputy chairman of the Academic Board at La Trobe University, Victoria
- 1982 - 1983
- Career position - Dean of the School of Physical Science at La Trobe University, Victoria
- 1984 - 2001
- Career position - Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at La Trobe University, Victoria
- 1996
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Prince, G., 'Obituary: C. J. Eliezer', Gazette (Australian Mathematical Society), 26 (2002), 33. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Eliezer, Christie, 'Obituary: Emeritus Professor Christie Eliezer, AM, Quantum physicist, mathematician, barrister', The Age (2001). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5110686. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/30954586. Details
- 'Eliezer, Christie Jayaratnam (19180612-20010310)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476399. Details
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Created: 1 December 2003, Last modified: 1 August 2007