Charles Ernest Weatherburn

Charles Ernest Weatherburn
Born	18 June 1884 Chippendale, Sydney, New South Wales,
Died	18 October 1974 Claremont, Perth, Western Australia,
Fields	mathematics
Institutions	University of Melbourne, Canterbury University College
Alma mater	University of Sydney, Trinity College, Cambridge
Notable awards	Hector Medal

Charles Ernest Weatherburn (18 June 1884 – 18 October 1974) was an Australian-born mathematician.

Weatherburn graduated from the University of Sydney an MA in 1906. After being awarded a scholarship he studied at Trinity College, Cambridge sitting the Mathematical Tripos examinations in 1908. Weatherburn was awarded a First Class degree. On his return to Australia, Weatherburn taught at Ormond College of the University of Melbourne.

In 1923 was appointed chair of mathematics in Canterbury College, University of New Zealand. He returned to Australia in 1929 as chair of mathematics at the University of Western Australia, a post he held until he retired in 1950.

He died in Perth, 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
• Advanced vector analysis