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Biographical entry Love, Eric Russell (1912 - 2001)
- Born
- 31 March 1912
London, England - Died
- 2001
- Occupation
- Mathematical physicist
Summary
Eric Russell Love was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne for 25 years. He remained active in both research and teaching, in the Department of Mathematics, until 1999.
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Events
- 1922
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1933
- Education - Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Mathematics (BA (Hons)) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1935
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
- 1938 - 1939
- Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of London
- 1939 - 1940
- Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics at Durham University, UK
- 1940 - 1945
- Career position - Lecturer at the University of Melbourne
- 1942 - 1944
- Career position - Seconded to the Munitions Supply Laboratories in Maribyrnong
- 1944 - c. 1945
- Career position - Seconded to the Aeronautical Research Laboratories at Fisherman's Bend, Victoria
- 1945 - 1949
- Career position - Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne
- 1949 - 1952
- Career position - Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne
- 1952 - 1977
- Career position - Professor of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne
- 1960 - 1962
- Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne
- 1963 - 1977
- Career position - Head of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne
- 1977 - 1999
- Career position - Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne
- 1977 - 1999
- Career position - Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne
- 1978
- Education - Doctor of Science (ScD) received from the University of Cambridge
- 1991
- Award - Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc (Hon)) received from the University of Melbourne
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Love, E. R., 'Obituary: Thomas MacFarland Cherry, 1898-1966', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 31, no. 11, 1969, pp. 392-395. Details
- Love, E. R., 'Thomas MacFarland Cherry', Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, vol. 9, no. 1/2, 1969, pp. 1-24. Details
Online Resources
- 'Love, Eric Russell', 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/P002234p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Love, E R', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-484814. Details
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Created: 29 June 1995, Last modified: 16 September 2004