Margaret Eva Rayner
Margaret Eva Rayner CBE (born August 21, 1929 in Tamworth , England - † May 31, 2019 in Oxford , England) was a British mathematician and university teacher .
life and work
Rayner was born to Ridgway Rayner and his wife Fanny Kate Winnall into a farming family. Her aunt, who was the headmistress of a village school, supported her in getting a high quality education. She grew up on the Six Bells dairy farm in Alcester, Warwickshire, and attended King's High School for Girls in Warwick, where she was Prefect in 1947. She studied at Westfield College of the University of London math and wanted to be a math teacher. She stayed at Westfield College after graduation and earned a Masters degree. In 1953 she received a position at St Hilda's College , Oxford and received her PhD from the University of Oxford . In 1960 she became a fellow and tutor at St. Hilda's College, where she taught until she retired in 1989 at the age of 60. From 1981 to 1988 she was Vice Principal, and in 1987 she was President of the Mathematical Association . In 1990 she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
literature
- I Ault, Margaret E Rayner: 1929–2019, Newsletter London Mathematical Society 485 (November 2019).
- I Ault, Margaret E Rayner: 21st August 1929 - 31st May 2019, The Mathematical Gazette 103 (558) (November 2019), 385–387.
- P Curtis, Quiet Quadrangles and Ivory Towers. http://www.pcurtis.com/quietquads.pdf
- Dr Margaret Rayner, St Hilda's College - The Chronicle 2018 (14 October 2019).
- Miss Margaret Eva Rayner, 1990 Birthday Honors, Supplement to the London Gazette (June 16, 1990).
- ME Rayner, Women tutors in the 1940s and 1950s, Roundup: The Oxford Mathematics Newsletter (Spring 2018), 6.
- ME Rayner, On examinations, The Mathematical Gazette 72 (461) (October 1988), 173-184.
- I Smith, A vice-principal who like to 'see things work': Portrait Margaret Rayner, The Oxford Times (13 July 1984).
Web links
- A Memorial Celebration for Dr Margaret Rayner
- References for Margaret Rayner Articles
- biography
- Dr Margaret Rayner, Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics, has died
- Dr Margaret Rayner, CBE, Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics, Oxford University has died
- Publications
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rayner, Margaret Eva |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British mathematician and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tamworth , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 2019 |
| Place of death | Oxford , England |