RESEARCH PRIZE.
HECTOR MEDAL AWAH.iyp.Ty PROF. D. M. Y. SOMERVELLE. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The Hector Medal and prize, instituted some years ago by the New Zealand Institute, as a memorial to the late Sir James Hector, has this year been awarded to Professor D. M. Y. Somerville, who holds the chair of mathematics at Victoria University College. The award was open for research work in physics, mathematics or astronomy. The members of the committee of investigation were Sir Ernest Rutherford, Dr. C. Coleridge Farr, Canterbury College, and Professor von Wilier, of Svdney University. The award was made to Professor Somerville for his general mathematical work and particularly for his investigations in non-Euclidian geometry. This year the award carries with it a monetary prize of £60. Last year's recipient was Professor C. A Cotton, of Victoria College.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 109, 10 May 1928, Page 11
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