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Neumann, Hanna (1914 - 1971)

Born
12 February 1914
Germany
Died
14 November 1971
Occupation
Mathematician

Summary

Hanna Neumann was Professor and Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics, School of General Studies, Australian National University from 1964-71. Previously she worked as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Hull and University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, 1946-63.

Neumann became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1969.

She was the wife of Bernhard Neumann.

Sources used to compile this entry: Bright Sparcs : http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Hanna Neumann - Records, 1964 - 1972, MS 88; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

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Book Sections

  • Newman, Michael F, 'Hanna Neumann (1914-1971)', in Louise S. Grinstein and Paul J. Campbell (eds), Women of Mathematics: A Bibliographic Sourcebook, 156-160 edn, Greenwood Press, New York, 1987. Details

Journal Articles

  • Newman, M. F. and Wall, G. E., 'Hanna Neuman', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 3, no. 2, 1975, pp. 59-87. Details
  • Walker, Rosanne, 'Hanna Neumann (1914-1971)', Australasian Science, vol. 22, no. 1, 2001, p. 46. Details
  • Wall, G. E., 'Hanna Neumann [Includes list of publications]', Journal of Australian Mathematical Society, vol. 17, no. 1, 1974, pp. 1-28. Details

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See also

Elle Morrell

Created: 14 February 2001, Last modified: 4 September 2008

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