Arthur Geoffrey Walker
Arthur Geoffrey Walker | |
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Born | Watford, Hertfordshire, England | 17 July 1909
Died | 31 March 2001 | (aged 91)
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford Merton College, Oxford University of Edinburgh |
Occupation(s) | Mathematician, math professor |
Spouse | Phyllis Ashcroft Freeman (m. 1939) |
Prof Arthur Geoffrey Walker
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Early life
He was born in Watford on 17 July 1909 the son of Arthur John Walker (b.1879), a coach builder, and his wife, Eleanor Joanna Gosling.[2]
Walker attended Watford Grammar School for Boys and won a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated with first class honours in Mathematics.[3] He then studied at Merton College, Oxford. He then went as a postgraduate to University of Edinburgh, studying under Prof Arthur Eddington and gaining his first doctorate (PhD).[2][3]
Academic career
Walker took up a post as Lecturer at
In 1946 he was elected a Fellow of the
In 1952 he returned to Liverpool University, in 1962 becoming Dean of its Faculty of Science.[3] Having been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1955, he served as a member of the organisation's council from 1961 to 1962.[3] He served as president of the London Mathematical Society from 1962 to 1963.[4] Walker retired from Liverpool University in 1974.[2]
Publications
- Harmonic Spaces (1962)
- An Introduction to Geometrical Cosmology (1975)
Awards and honours
- Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1934[3]
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1946[4]
- Berwick Prize, 1947[2][3]
- Keith Medal, 1947-9[5]
- Fellow of the Royal Society, 1955[2][3][4]
Personal life
Walker married Phyllis Ashcroft Freeman in 1939;[3] the couple were accomplished ballroom dancers.[2] He died in Chichester on 31 March 2001, aged 91.[2][4]
References
- .
- ^ MacTutor. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 232.
- ^ ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
External links
- O'Connor, J J; Robertson, E F. "Arthur Geoffrey Walker". School of Mathematics and Statistics; University of St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- "Arthur Geoffrey Walker". Mathematical Genealogy Project; North Dakota State University. Retrieved 17 January 2015.