J. P. O. (Phil) Silberstein 1920 - 2016

摘要

Josef Philipp Otto (Phil) Silberstein was Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University ofWestern Australia from 1966 until his retirement in 1985. He had been recruited to UWA in 1960 as Reader in Pure Mathematics, from his position as Principal Scientific Officer at the Aeronautical Research Laboratory in Melbourne. As an Emeritus Professor of UWA he maintained an active association with the University, especially through UWA music and the UWA Library. Phil died on Sunday 28th February after, in the words of his family, “95 years of sharing love, fun, laughter and knowledge”.