Biographical entry Michell, John Henry (1863 - 1940)

Summary

John Henry Michell was Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Melbourne from 1891 and then Professor 1923-28. During the period 1890-1902 he published his researches in the theory of hydrodynamics and elasticity and became a world leader in the field.

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• John Henry Michell - Records, 1884 - 1898, MS 13; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• John Henry Michell - Records, 1881 - 1940; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Cherry, T. M, 'Michell, John Henry (1863-1940), Mathematician', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 494-495. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100481b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Tuck, E. O., 'The Wave Resistance Formula of J.H. Michell (1989) and its Significance to Recent Research in Ship Hydrodynamics', Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, Series B, vol. 30, 1989, pp. 365-377. Details

Online Resources

• 'Michell, John Henry - Ms 13', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms013.html. Details
• 'Michell, John Henry', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000642p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Michell, J H', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-495047. Details