Charles Ernest Weatherburn (18 June 1884 – 18 October 1974) was an

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-born mathematician.Journal of Australian Mathematical Society, Series A. vol. 1, 1976, pp. 1–4 Weatherburn graduated from the

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an MA in 1906. After being awarded a scholarship he studied at

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sitting the

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examinations in 1908. Weatherburn was awarded a First Class degree. On his return to Australia, Weatherburn taught at

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of the

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. In 1923 was appointed chair of mathematics in

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. He returned to Australia in 1929 as chair of mathematics at the

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, a post he held until he retired in 1950. He died in Perth, Western Australia in 1974.

Selected works

* ''A first course in mathematical statistics'' * ''Differential geometry of three dimensions'' * ''An introduction to Riemannian geometry and the tensor calculus'' * ''Elementary vector analysis : With application to geometry and mechanics'', London (1921)
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. * ''Advanced vector analysis''

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