| Authorised form of name | Bullen; Keith Edward (1906 - 1976) |
| Dates | 1906 - 1976 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Date of birth | 29/06/1906 |
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Date of death | 23/09/1976 |
| Research field | Seismology |
| Applied mathematics |
| Geophysics |
| Activity | Education:
Auckland Grammar School, New Zealand; Auckland University College, MA (1930; Cambridge University, PhD (1946)
Career:
Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Auckland University College (1934-1940); University of Melbourne (1941-1944); Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Sydney (1945-1971)
Memberships:
Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Sciences (1961); Hon RSNZ (1963)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/03/1949 |
| Age at election | 42 |
| Source | Sources:
DSB vol 17 pp 125-130
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1977 vol 23 pp 19-39, plate, by Sir Harold Jeffreys
References:
Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281 |
| Code | NA5715 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/000650 | Bullen, Keith Edward | nd |
| EC/1949/05 | Bullen, Keith Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/000651 | Bullen, Keith Edward | nd |
| MDA/N/1/66 | Correspondence between Keith Edward Bullen and the Royal Society | 6 July 1951-11 December 1961 |