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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-09-30 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007865b.htm person Finucan Henry Maurice AACR2 6 July 1917 28 February 1983 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Queensland, Australia Mathematician Teacher Henry Finucan was one of Australia's most highly-respected mathematical educators. Between 1946 and 1983 he was a member of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Queensland. During this period he contributed significantly to the development and expansion of the Department, after a long period of decline before and during WWII. His research interests focused on statistics, of which he had a broad and deep knowledge. His teaching, however, covered many mathematical subjects, and his student contact hours were extensive. Finucan's interests in mathematics teaching extended to secondary students. For many years he was Chief Examiner for the main mathematics subject in the matriculation examination. He was also involved in the establishment of a Mathematics Competition for Schools. Besides his research papers, Finucan published prolifically in Australian mathematics teacher and the Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society. 1937 1937 Education - BA, University of Queensland 1938 1938 Award - Rhodes Scholarship, Balliol College, University of Cambridge October 1940 February 1942 Career position - Biometrician, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1942 1945 Military service - Served with the Royal Australian Army 1946 1952 Career position - Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland 1952 1959 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland 1956 1956 Career event - Foundation Member, Australian Mathematical Society 1959 1983 Career position - Reader, Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland 1960 1961 Career position - President, University Staff Association, University of Queensland 1965 1965 Career position - President, University of Queensland Club 1974 1975 Career position - President, Australasian Region, Biometrics Society 1980 1981 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Mathematical Society 1981 1981 Career position - Secretary, Queensland Branch, Statistical Society of Australia 1982 1982 Career position - President, Queensland Branch, Statistical Society of Australia The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Reader, Department of Mathematics 1959 - 1983

 Australian Mathematical Society (1956 - )

Member of Council 1980 - 1981

 Statistical Society of Australia (1962 - )

President, Queensland Branch 1982

 'Finucan, Henry Maurice', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Finucan, Henry Maurice Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The blood-testing problem Finucan, H. The blood-testing problem 1964 Applied statistics 13 43-50 Journal Article: The relative position of the two regression curves Finucan, H. The relative position of the two regression curves 1973 Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, series B 35 316-22 Journal Article: Obituary: Henry Maurice Finucan 1917 - 1983 Lipton, S. Obituary: Henry Maurice Finucan 1917 - 1983 1985 Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, series A 38 1-8