Martyn Cundy

Martyn Cundy
Born
Henry Martyn Cundy

(1913-12-23)23 December 1913
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Died25 February 2005(2005-02-25) (aged 91)
Kendal, Cumbria, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materMonkton Combe School
Trinity College, Cambridge
Known forThe School Mathematics Project
AwardsRayleigh Prize (1937)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Pedagogy
InstitutionsSherborne 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]