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Michael, James Henry (1920 - 2001)

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Mathematician
Born: 3 April 1920  Port Augustus, South Australia, Australia.  Died: 17 April 2001  Australia.
James Henry Michael was one of Australia's leading pure mathematicians. He had a long-term association with the University of Adelaide and was Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics there from 1973.
Career Highlights

Chronology
1940 - 1945Served with the 2/7 Australian Field Regement (artillery) of the Australian Imperial Force in Australia, the Middle East and Tarakan
1950Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Adelaide
1952Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics completed at the University of Adelaide
1955 - 1956Nuttfield Foundation Dominion Travelling Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK
1956 - 1957Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow
1957Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Adelaide
1958 - Member of the Australian Mathematical Society
1958 - 1960Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
1960 - 1961Fullbright Scholar and Visiting Associate Professor at Purdue University, USA
1961 - Member of the American Mathematical Society
1961 - 1964Senior Mathematics Lecturer at the University of Adelaide
1964 - 1965Visiting Professor at Purdue University
1965 - 1967Reader in Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
1966 - 1968Council member of the Australian Mathmatical Society
1968 - 1970Personal Chair of Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
1969 - 1973Head of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
1970 - Reader in the Department of Pure Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
1973 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1973 - Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics at the University of Adelaide

 
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Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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