| Authorised form of name | Michell; John Henry (1863 - 1940) |
| Dates | 1863 - 1940 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Place of birth | Maldon, Victoria, Australia |
| Date of birth | 26 October 1863 |
| Date of death | 03/02/1940 |
| Activity | Education:
Wesley College, Melbourne; Melbourne University. BA (1884); MA
Career:
His whole family moved to England to enable him to study at Cambridge, as recommended by his tutors at Melbourne; Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge (resigned); Lecturer in Mathematics, Melbourne University (1891); founded Mathematical Assocation of Victoria (1906); Professor of Mathematics (1923), then Honorary Research Professor (1928), Melbourne University
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/06/1902 |
| Relationships | Brother of Anthony George Maldon Michell (FRS 1934); unmarried |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; AE
Obituaries:
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1939-1941 vol 3 pp 363-382, plate, by A G M Michell
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/3890908 |
| Royal Society code | NA1343 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1902/12 | Michell, John Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/25/207 | Copy memorandum from Theodore E James, to John Henry Michell, [Fellow of the Royal Society] | [23 September 1902] |
| NLB/30/678 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor John Henry Michell, Fellow of the Royal Society | 3 May 1905 |
| RR/10/364 | Referee's report by Alfred Barnard Basset, on a paper 'On the theory of free stream lines' by John Henry Michell | 6 March 1890 |
| NLB/55/827 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to [John Henry] Michell Esq., FRS | 10 October 1918 |
| IM/003085 | Michell, John Henry | circa 1900 |
| RR/10/363 | Referee's report by Edward John Routh, on a paper 'On the theory of free stream lines' by John Henry Michell | 8 February 1890 |