Person: Brown (2), Walter

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Walter Brown graduated from Glasgow University and worked at Hong Kong University. He was interned by the Japanese in World War II and on his release he returned to posts in Scotland.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 29 April 1886, Glasgow, Scotland. Died 14 April 1957, Marandellas, near Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe).

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Origin Scotland


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive