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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1995-06-29 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002228b.htm person Gent Betty Lovell AACR2 Cumming, Betty Lovel 16 April 1921 16 February 2003 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Applied mathematician University Administrator Betty Gent graduated with BA (hons) in mathematics from the University of Melbourne having gained first class honours and exhibitions in both pure and applied mathematics in all years of the course. She later completed an MA with first class honours in methematics. She worked athe Aeronautical Research Laboritories prior to tutoring and lecturing at the University of Melbourne, Trinity College and the Women's College. In 1962 she joined the Department of Mathematics at Monash University as a lecturer becoming a senior lecturer in 1966. She was Warden of Howitt Hall at Moansh (1966-1975) being the first woman to be appointed to a University Hall taking both men and women. In 1976 She became Sub-Dean of Science Faculty and retired in 1985. 1942 1942 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA(hons)), University of Melbourne 1943 1943 Education - Master of Arts (MA(hons)), University of Melbourne 1944 1945 Melbourne Career position - Research officer, Aeronautical Research Laboratory 1945 1961 Career position - Part-time tutor and lecturer in mathematics, University of Melbourne 4 January 1945 4 January 1945 Life event - Married Ron Cumming. They had four children. 1962 1966 Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics, Monash University 1966 1975 Career position - Warden, Howitt Hall, Monash University 1966 1983 Career position - Senior Lecurer in Mathematics, Monash University 1976 1985 Career position - Sub-Dean, Science Faculty, Monash University 1985 1985 Career event - Retired from Monash University Cumming, Ronald William (1920 - 1986)

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 'Gent, Betty Lovell', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gent, Betty Lovell Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Gent, Betty Lovell Gent, Betty Lovell Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham