Identity area
Reference code
Green/2/4
Unique identifier
GB 275 Green/2/4
Title
'Our speaker today'
Date(s)
- 1998-1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
3 documents, 7 pages in all
Context area
Name of creator
(floruit 1978-)
Biographical history
Mathematician at the University of Coimbra, Portugal from 1978 onwards.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photocopy of preface and pages 11-16 of 'Our speaker today' by F.J. Craveiro de Carvalho et al., published by the Departamento de Matemática Universidade da Coimbra 1999; together with an email from the author to J.A. Green asking for his permission to reproduce an interview with him for the publication, and a page of typed notes about Green's association with the University of Coimbra. The interview covers Green's early life, his connections with Portugal, his experiences at Bletchley Park and Max Newman, Thatcherism and its influence on British education, whether 3 or 4-year university courses are best, and his retirement.