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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000615b.htm person Mahler Kurt FAA FRS AACR2 26 July 1903 25 February 1988 Place of Birth Krefeld am Rhein, Germany Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Mathematician Kurt Mahler was Professor of Mathematics at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra from 1963. 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 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 (FAA) 1968 1972 Career position - Professor of Mathematics, Ohio State University, United States of America 1971 1971 Award - De Morgan Medal, London Mathematical Society, England 1977 1977 Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1986 1988 Award - Honorary Member, Australian Mathematical Society Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council and Australian Academy of Science (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1977

 Australian Mathematical Society (1956 - )

Honorary Member 1986 - 1988

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Professor of Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies 1963 - 1968

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1965 - 1988

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 'Mahler, Kurt', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mahler, Kurt Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Kurt Mahler, 1903-1988 Cassels, J. W. S. Kurt Mahler, 1903-1988 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Resource Section: Mahler, Kurt - Ms 62 Mahler, Kurt - Ms 62 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Resource: Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Australian Academy of Science Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2023 Journal Article: Kurt Mahler, 26 July 1903 - 26 February 1988 Coates, John Henry and Van per Poorten, A. J. Kurt Mahler, 26 July 1903 - 26 February 1988 1994 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 39 265-97 Journal Article: Kurt Mahler 1903-1988 Coates, J. H.; van der Poorten, A. J. Kurt Mahler 1903-1988 1993 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 4 369-385 Kurt Mahler - Records Private hands (van der Poorten, A.J.) Kurt Mahler - Records 1940 - 1988 A significant collection of offprints and archival material including correspondence with other mathematicians c1940-88. Kurt Mahler - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Kurt Mahler - Records MS 062 1912 - 1988 Records including: undated working notebooks; letters received c1912-88; lecture notes and lectures; manuscripts of published papers and notes on Mahler's book, "Lectures on Transcendental Numbers"; theses and other publications citing Mahler; other publications; typescripts and drafts of papers and books; calculations and notes; biographical material; photographs and colour slides. 4.42 m, 20 boxes Photographs Kurt Mahler Kurt Mahler All rights reserved.

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