Person
Mahler, Kurt (1903 - 1988)
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Kurt Mahler
Details
- Born
- 26 July 1903
Krefeld am Rhein, Germany - Died
- 25 February 1988
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
Kurt Mahler was Professor of Mathematics at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra from 1963.
Details
Chronology
- - 1927
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Goethe University of Frankfurt and University of Gottingen, Germany
- - 1940
- Education - Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1933 - 1934
- Career position - Bishop Harvey Goodwin Fellowship, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1935 - 1936
- Career position - The University of Groningen, Netherlands
- 1937 - 1941
- Career position - Temporary Assistant Lecturer, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1941 - 1944
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1944 - 1947
- Career position - Lecturer, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1947 - 1949
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1948 - 1988
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 1949 - 1952
- Career position - Reader, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1950
- Award - Senior Berwick Prize, London Mathematical Society, United Kingdom
- 1952 - 1963
- Career position - Professor (first personal chair in the history of the University), University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1957 -
- Award - Honorary Member, Dutch Mathematical Society, Netherlands
- 1963 - 1968
- Career position - Professor of Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University
- 1965 - 1988
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- 1968 - 1972
- Career position - Professor of Mathematics, Ohio State University, United States of America
- 1971
- Award - De Morgan Medal, London Mathematical Society, England
- 1977
- Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 1986 - 1988
- Award - Honorary Member, Australian Mathematical Society
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Kurt Mahler - Records, 1912 - 1988, MS 062; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Private hands (van der Poorten, A.J.)
- Kurt Mahler - Records, 1940 - 1988; Private hands (van der Poorten, A.J.). Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Book Sections
- Cassels, J. W. S., 'Kurt Mahler, 1903-1988' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004). Details
Journal Articles
- Coates, J. H.; van der Poorten, A. J., 'Kurt Mahler 1903-1988', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (4) (1993), 369-385. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9930940369. Details
Resources
- Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Royal Society of London, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1994.0016. Details
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q327167. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/67249859. Details
- 'Mahler, Kurt (1903-19880225)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-911361. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Mahler, Kurt - Ms 62', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms062.html. Details
- Coates, J. H.; and van der Poorten, A. J., 'Kurt Mahler 1903-1988', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/kurt-mahler-1903-1988. Details
Digital resources
Rosanne Walker
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 June 2022
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