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Biographical entry Wilton, John Raymond (1884 - 1944)
- Born
- 2 May 1884
Belfast, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 12 April 1944
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
John Raymond Wilton was Professor of Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1920-44. He had few honours students but sustained a high level of research in analysis and number theory.
Archival resources
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
- John Raymond Wilton - Records, 1919 - 1944; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Potts, R. B., 'Wilton, John Raymond (1884-1944), Mathematician', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 533-534. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120599b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Sanders, H. W., 'Obituary: J. R. Wilton', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 7, no. 1, 1944, pp. 27-28. Details
Online Resources
- 'Wilton, John Raymond', 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/P000907p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Wilton, J Raymond', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-471697. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 8 August 2006
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