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Biographical entry Wheatley, Frederick William (1871 - 1955)
- Born
- 7 June 1871
Kapunda, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 14 November 1955
Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician and Physicist
Summary
Frederick William Wheatley worked with Professor Townsend at Oxford 1912-14 while studying for his BSc. During the war he worked as a cryptographer and taught at the Royal Australian Naval College, Jervis Bay. He was Headmaster of the College 1920-30.
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Frederick William Wheatley - Records, 1912 - 1914, MS 41; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Australian War Memorial Research Centre
- Frederick William Wheatley - Records, 1914 - 1918; Australian War Memorial Research Centre. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hyslop, Robert, 'Wheatley, Frederick William (1871-1955)', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 452-453. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120507b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Wheatley, Frederick William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462607. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 8 August 2006
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