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- [1934]-2003 (Creación)
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6 boxes
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Born, 1917; educated: Wyggeston Boys School; University College School London; Trinity College Cambridge, 1935-1942; Friends Relief Service, Second World War; Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, 1945; Assistant Lecturer, Galton Laboratory, University College London, 1946; Lecturer, University College London; Reader, University College London; Weldon Professor of Biometrics, University College London, 1964; President of the Biometric Society (British Region), 1971-1972; died, 2002.
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GB 0103 MS ADD 426 [1934]-2003 Collection (fonds) 6 boxes Smith , Cedric Austen Bardell , 1917-2002 , geneticist and mathematician
Born, 1917; educated: Wyggeston Boys School; University College School London; Trinity College Cambridge, 1935-1942; Friends Relief Service, Second World War; Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, 1945; Assistant Lecturer, Galton Laboratory, University College London, 1946; Lecturer, University College London; Reader, University College London; Weldon Professor of Biometrics, University College London, 1964; President of the Biometric Society (British Region), 1971-1972; died, 2002.
Received from Professor Sue Povey, May 2007.
Papers of Cedric Austen Bardell Smith, [1934]-2003, comprising biographical material including obituaries and tributes; copy of Smith's inaugural lecture as Weldon Professor, Life, Form and Number and papers relating to peace studies including articles published in The Friend.
Near complete run of Smith's publications, 1934-2003; book reviews; unpublished draft of a book on genetics and papers relating to Smith's co-editorship of Colson News including editorial board meetings, correspondence and master copies of all the issues.
Papers relating to talks and lectures chiefly comprising transparencies to illustrate lectures, on topics including genetics, statistical analysis, astrology, linguistics and place names.
Papers relating to 'Blanche Descartes' or 'F de Carteblanche' (an imaginary mathematician under which name a number of mathematicians, including Smith, published their work) including copies of the output of 'Blanche Descartes', 1947-1986 and an article 'The story of Blanche Descartes' in the Mathematical Gazette, 2003.
Fragments of Smith's research papers including computer print outs, punched cards and analysis of figures relating to the work of Michel Gauquelin; papers relating to the analysis of language and manuscript notes on Linkage.
Correspondence, 1966-1993.
Arranged in sections as follows: Biographical; Publications; Talks and Lectures; Blanche Descartes; Research fragments; Correspondence.
Certain restrictions apply. Access to a small part of the material in this collection is restricted. See the description of each item for further information.
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
English
Part of the collection was compiled by Simon Coleman, Cardiff University, as part of the Wellcome Genetics Archive Project (2012). Further boxes are yet to be catalogued.
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Sep 2008 Smith , Cedric Austen Bardell , 1917-2002 , geneticist and mathematician Linguistics Genetics Spiritualism Astrology Statistics Statistical mathematics Statistical analysis University College London Mysticism
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Received from Professor Sue Povey, May 2007.
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Papers of Cedric Austen Bardell Smith, [1934]-2003, comprising biographical material including obituaries and tributes; copy of Smith's inaugural lecture as Weldon Professor, Life, Form and Number and papers relating to peace studies including articles published in The Friend.
Near complete run of Smith's publications, 1934-2003; book reviews; unpublished draft of a book on genetics and papers relating to Smith's co-editorship of Colson News including editorial board meetings, correspondence and master copies of all the issues.
Papers relating to talks and lectures chiefly comprising transparencies to illustrate lectures, on topics including genetics, statistical analysis, astrology, linguistics and place names.
Papers relating to 'Blanche Descartes' or 'F de Carteblanche' (an imaginary mathematician under which name a number of mathematicians, including Smith, published their work) including copies of the output of 'Blanche Descartes', 1947-1986 and an article 'The story of Blanche Descartes' in the Mathematical Gazette, 2003.
Fragments of Smith's research papers including computer print outs, punched cards and analysis of figures relating to the work of Michel Gauquelin; papers relating to the analysis of language and manuscript notes on Linkage.
Correspondence, 1966-1993.
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Arranged in sections as follows: Biographical; Publications; Talks and Lectures; Blanche Descartes; Research fragments; Correspondence.
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Certain restrictions apply. Access to a small part of the material in this collection is restricted. See the description of each item for further information.
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Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
- latín
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English
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Part of the collection was compiled by Simon Coleman, Cardiff University, as part of the Wellcome Genetics Archive Project (2012). Further boxes are yet to be catalogued.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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