Life Summary - William Ian Stewart

Cultural Advice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains names, images, and voices of deceased persons.

In addition, some articles contain terms or views that were acceptable within mainstream Australian culture in the period in which they were written, but may no longer be considered appropriate.

These articles do not necessarily reflect the views of The Australian National University.

Older articles are being reviewed with a view to bringing them into line with contemporary values but the original text will remain available for historical context.

Stewart, William Ian (1914–1994)

	Stewart, William Ian (1914–1994)
Born	21 October, 1914 Marrickville, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Died	30 August, 1994 (aged 79) North Sydney, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (pancreatic)
Cultural Heritage	Scottish
Education*	Fort Street Boys' High School (Sydney) (student, 1926-1930) University of Sydney (student, ?-1989) University of Sydney (student, 1931-1934)
Occupation*	mathematician (1935-1979) New South Wales, Australia university teacher (1962-1971) New South Wales, Australia company chief executive (1974-1979) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1978)
Clubs*	Manly Civic Club (Sydney) (member) Rugby Club (Sydney) (member, ?-1994)
Key Organisations*	Metric Conversion Board (member, 1970)
Workplaces*	Standards Association of Australia (federal) (employee, 1935-1979) University of Sydney (mathematics) (lecturer, 1962-1971) Standards Association of Australia (federal) (director, 1974-1979)

* Dates are approximate

People Australia

Browse People:

Browse Lists:

Cultural Advice

Stewart, William Ian (1914–1994)