Alexander Murray Macbeath

Background

Macbeath, Alexander Murray was born on June 30, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Alexander and Grace Ann (Stewart) Macbeath.

Education

Bachelor, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1943. Bachelor, Cambridge University, England, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1950.

Career

Research fellow, Clare College, Cambridge, 1950-1951; lecturer, Keele College, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, 1951-1953; professor mathematics, Queen's College, Dundee, Scotland, 1953-1962; professor mathematics, U. Birmingham, England, 1962-1979; professor mathematics, U. Pittsburgh, 1979-1990; retired, 1990; honorary professor, U. St. Andrews, Scotland, 1990-1995; honorary professor, U. Warwick, Coventry, England, since 1995.

Achievements

• Alexander Murray Macbeath has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member local education committee, Solihull, England, 1964-1968.

Interests

• Avocations: Scottish country dancing, swimming.

Connections

Married Julie Ormrod, November 16, 1951. Children: Ian, Peter.