10 Facts About Martyn Cundy

Henry Martyn Cundy was a mathematics teacher and professor in Britain and Malawi as well as a singer, musician and poet.

Martyn Cundy was one of the founders of the School Mathematics Project to reform O level and A level teaching.

In 1937, Martyn Cundy was awarded the Cambridge University Rayleigh Prize for Mathematical Physics for an essay entitled "Motion in a Tetrahedral Field".

Martyn Cundy taught at the Sherborne School from 1938 to 1966 and became prominently involved in the reform of school mathematics teaching in Great Britain.

Martyn Cundy was Deputy Director of the School Mathematics Project between 1967 and 1968.

Martyn Cundy spent many years publishing dozens of articles in The Mathematical Gazette, including at age 89 the "Article of the Year" for 2003, entitled "A Journey round the Triangle: Lester's Circle, Kiepert's Hyperbola and a Configuration from Morley".

Martyn Cundy married Kathleen Ethel Hemmings in 1939 and had three children, including Ian Cundy, successively Bishop of Lewes and of Peterborough.

Martyn Cundy was a devout Christian and especially notable for his ecumenical views toward worship.

In Malawi Martyn Cundy learned to speak the Chewa language and he and his wife Kittie were active members of the university community there.

Martyn Cundy continued with his contributions to mathematics, religion and pedagogy for the remainder of his life.