Papers of Professor Ian Sneddon OBE, 1919- 2000, Simson Chair of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 ACCN 2512
- Dates of Creation:1940-1980
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:2.2 linear metres
Scope and Content
- Publications, c 1966-1990
- Handwritten notes, c 1960s-1970s
- Correspondence, 1950s-1980s
- Lecture notes, c 1940s-1960s
- Personal documents, c 1970s
- Magazine clippings, c 1970s
Administrative / Biographical History
Professor Ian Sneddon, OBE, mathematician, was born on December 8, 1919. He was educated at Hyndland High School before completing a First Class Honours degree at the University of Glasgow in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in 1940.
After this he was awarded the Bryce Fellowship, which took him on to further study at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1943, Sneddon began working as a scientific officer with the Ministry of Supply at the Armaments Research and Development Establishment at Fort Halstead. After the war, he spent a year in Bristol working and collaborating with Neville Mott on nuclear physics, in particular on a publication entitled ‘Wave Mechanics and its Applications’ in 1948.
Sneddon returned to the University of Glasgow as a Lecturer in Natural Philosophy from 1946-1950, and then became the first Professor of Mathematics at the new University of North Staffordshire at Keele. Sneddon came back to the University of Glasgow and took the new Simson Chair of Mathematics in 1956, and remained until his retirement in 1985, though he still continued to work on mathematics as a Honorary Senior Research Fellow. During this time Professor Sneddon was also elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1958, and also served twice as a vice-president. He was appointed OBE in 1969, and also received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Hull, Strathclyde, Warsaw and from the Heriot-Watt University.
Professor Sneddon passed away in November 2000.
Arrangement
Listed by box. Items are generally listed in their original order
Access Information
Access to records within this collection is open, subject to the Data Protection Act 1998. Please email Archives and Special Collections for advice: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk
Acquisition Information
Deposit : Arlene Burns : Feb 2004 : ACCN 2512
Other Finding Aids
See also University of Glasgow Collections
File list available. Please email Archives & Special Collections to request a copy: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk
Alternative Form Available
No known copies of this material
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents. Applications for permission to quote should be sent to Archives and Special Collections, please email: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard ASC procedures
Custodial History
Not known
Accruals
No further materials are expected for this collection
Related Material
No known related material
Location of Originals
This material is original
Subjects
Personal Names
Corporate Names