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James Murdoch Austin

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American mathematician (1915–2000)

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James Murdoch Austin was a male mathematician and meteorologist who held citizenship in the United States and New Zealand. Born in Dunedin, he was educated at the University of New Zealand, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Otago. He worked as an employee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and conducted research in the field of meteorology.

Austin received his doctorate under the supervision of Sverre Petterssen. He served as the doctoral advisor to Edward Norton Lorenz. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he was recognized as a Fellow of that institution. He spoke English and died in Concord on November 26, 2000.

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Instance of
human
Family name
Austin
Gender
male
Citizenship
New Zealand
Place of birth
Dunedin
Place of death
Concord
Occupation
meteorologist
Languages spoken
English language
Doctoral advisor
Sverre Petterssen
Field of work
meteorology
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date of death
2000-11-26
date of birth
1915-05-25
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