Walter Brown (Hong Kong)

Walter Brown (1886–1957) was a Scottish mathematician and engineer who served as the first Chair Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics at the University of Hong Kong from 1918 to 1946. As a prominent member of the Hong Kong Rotary Club in the 1930s and 1940s, he helped found and became the first Dean of the Faculty of Science in 1939. Educated at the University of Glasgow, Brown was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Associate Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. During World War II, he was a prisoner of war at Stanley Camp in Hong Kong, where he organized study groups and supported fellow internees. After the war, he briefly taught in Scotland before dying in Rhodesia in 1957. The University of Hong Kong honors him with the Walter Brown Memorial Prizes in Mathematics, awarded to outstanding students.

Walter Brown (1886–1957) foi um matemático e engenheiro escocês que atuou como o primeiro Professor Titular de Matemática Pura e Aplicada na Universidade de Hong Kong de 1918 a 1946. Como membro destacado do Rotary Club de Hong Kong nas décadas de 1930 e 1940, ajudou a fundar e tornou-se o primeiro Reitor da Faculdade de Ciências em 1939. Formado na Universidade de Glasgow, Brown foi Membro da Royal Society of Edinburgh e Membro Associado da Institution of Electrical Engineers. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, foi prisioneiro de guerra no Stanley Camp em Hong Kong, onde organizou grupos de estudo e auxiliou outros detentos. Após a guerra, lecionou brevemente na Escócia antes de falecer na Rodésia em 1957. A Universidade de Hong Kong o homenageia com o Prêmio Comemorativo Walter Brown em Matemática, concedido a estudantes destacados.

Walter Brown（1886–1957）是一位苏格兰数学家和工程师，曾于1918年至1946年任香港大学纯粹与应用数学首席教授。作为1930至1940年代香港扶轮社的重要成员，他帮助创立了理学院，并于1939年成为首任院长。Brown毕业于格拉斯哥大学，是爱丁堡皇家学会会员及电气工程师学会准会员。二战期间，他在香港赤柱集中营被关押为战俘，期间组织学习小组并协助战俘。战后，他曾短暂回苏格兰任教，1957年逝世于罗得西亚。香港大学设有以他命名的Walter Brown数学纪念奖，表彰优秀学生。