Person
Robertson, Alexander Provan (Alex) (1925 - 1995)
- Born
- 16 June 1925
Glasgow, Scotland - Died
- 31 January 1995
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician
Summary
Alex Robertson was foundation Professor of Mathematics at Murdoch University, Western Australia, from 1973 to 1990, and had an important role in the formation of the University. Prior to his appointment he was at the university of Glasgow and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Keele, United Kingdom. Robertson's research centred on topological vector spaces. He published several key papers and, with his wife Wendy Robertson, also a mathematician, the influential Topological vector spaces (1964, 2nd ed, 1973).
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Chronology
- 1946
- Education - MA, Glasgow University
- 1969
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Western Australia
- 1969 - 1972
- Career position - Professor of Mathematics, University of Keele, United Kingdom
- 1973
- Life event - Migrated to Western Australia with his family
- 1973 - 1990
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Mathematics, Murdoch University
- 1973 - 1995
- Career position - Fellow, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
- 1973 - 1995
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 1990
- Life event - Retired
- 1990 - 1995
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, Murdoch University
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Bloom, Walter R.; and Boyce, Peter, 'Alexander Provan Robertson BA (Camb), MA (Glasgow), PhD (Camb), FIMA, FRSE 16 June 1925 - 31 January 1995', Gazette Australian Mathematical Society, 22 (4) (1995). http://www.austms.org.au/Gazette/1995/Oct95/robertson.html. Details
Resources
- 'Robertson, Alexander Provan (19250616-19950131)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772658. Details
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Created: 13 March 2018, Last modified: 3 July 2018