Robin Matthews
Robert Charles Oliver "Robin" Matthews (born June 16, 1927 in Edinburgh , † June 19, 2010 in Cambridge ) was a British economist and chess composer .
Life
Matthews was Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford from 1965 to 1975 . He then moved to Cambridge, where he took the chair in political economy at Clare College . He was a member of the British Academy (1968) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1985) and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1975).
Matthews passed away at home three days after his 83rd birthday.
Chess composition
Matthews was chairman of the British Chess Problem Society . He was primarily known as the creator of three- move mate problems .
Publications
- Michael Lipton , R. C. O. Matthews & John M. Rice : Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art . Faber & Faber. London 1963
- R. C. O. Matthews, C. H. Feinstein & J. C. Odling-Smee: British Economic Growth, 1856-1973: The Post-War Period in Historical Perspective (Studies of Economic Growth in Industrialized Countries) . Stanford University Press, December 1, 1982.
Web links
- Literature by and about Robin Matthews in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary article in the Daily Telegraph
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matthews, Robin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matthews, RCO; Matthews, Robin Charles Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British economist and chess composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 2010 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |