Person

Kelly, Gregory Maxwell (Max) (1930 - 2007)

FAA

Born
5 June 1930
Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
Died
26 January 2007
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Mathematician

Summary

Max Kelly was Professor of Pure Mathematics at two Australian universities, University of New South Wales from 1967 to 1972, and then the University of Sydney from 1973 to 1994. He continued his relationship with the latter as Professorial Fellow and Professor Emeritus in the School of Mathematics and Statistics. He was solely responsible for introducing the still-new category theory to Australia, research on which found application in many areas of mathematics, theoretical physics, computer architecture, software design, and information management. Kelly published a large number of scientific publications throughout his career, including Basic concepts of enriched category theory (1982).

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Chronology

1951
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1953
Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge, UK
1957
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK
1957 - 1960
Career position - Lecturer in Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney
1961 - 1965
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney
1963 - 1964
Career position - Visiting Fellow, Tulane University in New Orleans, USA
1964 - 1965
Career position - Visiting Fellow, University of Illinois, USA
1965 - 1966
Career position - Reader in Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney
1967 - 1972
Career position - Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of New South Wales
1970 - 1971
Career position - Visiting Fellow, University of Chicago, USA
1972 - 2007
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1973 - 1994
Career position - Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney
1994 - 2007?
Career position - Professorial Fellow and Professor Emeritus, University of Sydney
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in mathematics and statistics

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