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Biographical entry Wall, Gordon Elliott (1925 - )
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- Born
- 11 March 1925
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
- Alternative Names
- Wall, Tim
Summary
Gordon Wall was Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney 1965-1990. He is interested in algebra and group theory.
Details
Born Adelaide, 11 March 1925. Educated Universities of Adelaide (BSc 1946) and Cambridge (PhD 1952). Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics, Manchester University 1949-51; Lecturer in Mathematics, Durham University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1952-56; Senior Lecturer/ Reader, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney 1956-65, Professor 1965-90, Emeritus Professor 1991. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1971; President, Australian Mathematical Society 1970-72.
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Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Hirschfeld, J. W. P. and Wall, G. E., 'Thomas Gerald Room 1902-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 109-122. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9870710109.htm. Details
- Newman, M. F. and Wall, G. E., 'Hanna Neumann', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 3, no. 2, 1976, pp. 57-87. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9760320057.htm. Details
- Wall, G. E., 'Hanna Neumann [Includes list of publications]', Journal of Australian Mathematical Society, vol. 17, no. 1, 1974, pp. 1-28. Details
- Wall, G.E., Pitman, Jane and Potts, R.B., 'Eric Stephen Barnes, 1924-2000', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 15, no. 1, 2004, pp. 21-45. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR03013.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Wall, Gordon Elliott (1925-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475043. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 17 April 2012