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Martyn Cundy | |
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Born | Henry Martyn Cundy 23 December 1913 Derby, Derbyshire, England |
Died | 25 February 2005 | (aged 91)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Monkton Combe School Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | The School Mathematics Project |
Awards | Rayleigh Prize (1937) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Pedagogy |
Institutions | Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset University of Malawi, Lilongwe |
Henry Martyn Cundy (23 December 1913 – 25 February 2005) was a mathematics teacher and professor in Britain and Malawi as well as a singer, musician and poet. He was one of the founders of the School Mathematics Project to reform O level and A level teaching. Through this he had a big effect on maths teaching in Britain and especially in Africa.[opinion]