Thomas MacFarland Cherry
Australian mathematician
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- Bachelors Mathematics University of Melbourne
- Masters Mathematics University of Melbourne
- PhD Mathematics University of Melbourne
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sir Thomas MacFarland Cherry F.A.A., F.R.S. was an Australian mathematician, serving as Professor of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne from 1929 until his retirement in 1963. Early years Tom was born in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris on 21 May 1898 and was educated at Scotch College where in 1914 he was dux, winning exhibitions in algebra, physics and chemistry in the public exams. He proceeded to Ormond College at the University of Melbourne where he studied mathematics, winning prizes and scholarships. After graduating, he enlisted in the A.I.F. in July 1918 and was posted to the Australian Flying Corps. Discharged in December 1918, he decided to commence studying medicine in 1919. However, his godfather Sir John MacFarland, a distinguished mathematician, physicist and the first master of Ormond College since 1881, offered him financial assistance to continue to study mathematics at Cambridge.
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