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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000907b.htm person Wilton John Raymond AACR2 2 May 1884 12 April 1944 Place of Birth Belfast, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Mathematician John Wilton was Professor of Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1920-1944. He had few honours students but sustained a high level of research in analysis and number theory. Wilton was highly regarded by his contemporaries. 1903 1903 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide 1907 1907 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge 1907? 1909 Career position - Research scientist, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge 1909 1909 Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom 1911 1911 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Cambridge 1914 1914 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide 1919 1919 Award - Life member, London Mathematical Society 1919 1944 Career position - Elder Professor of Mathematics, University of Adelaide 1922 1922 Award - Life member, American Mathematical Society 1923 1923 Award - Life Fellow, Cambridge Philosophical Society 1923 1923 Career event - Elected Member (Mathematics), Australian National Research Council 1930 1930 Award - Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cambridge 1935 1935 Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Elder Professor of Mathematics 1919 - 1944

 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council and Australian Academy of Science (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1935

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Member (Mathematics) 1923 -

 Wilton, Richard Gladstones (1892 - 1946)

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 Wilton, J Raymond (1884-1944)

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 'Wilton, John Raymond', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wilton, John Raymond Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Who's Who in Australia 1935 Knox, Errol G. Who's Who in Australia 1935 Melbourne Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1935 Resource Section: Wilton, John Raymond Wilton, John Raymond Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Obituary: J. R. Wilton Sanders, H. W. Obituary: J. R. Wilton 1944 Australian Journal of Science 7 1 27-28 Book Section: Wilton, John Raymond (1884-1944), mathematician Potts, R. B. Wilton, John Raymond (1884-1944), mathematician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 533-534 Newspaper Article: Death of noted mathematician [Professor J. R. Wilton] Death of noted mathematician [Professor J. R. Wilton] 1944 The Advertiser 4 Resource: Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Australian Academy of Science Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2023 John Raymond Wilton - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana John Raymond Wilton - Records 1919 - 1944 References to be found in the minute books and other records of the Religious Society of Friends collection c1919-44.