Butcher studied mathematics at
Auckland University College - BSc and MSc - and the
University of Sydney - PhD (1961) and DSc. Positions held are as aside. He was awarded the Jones Medal from the
Royal Society of New Zealand in 2010, for his "exceptional lifetime work on numerical methods for the solution of differential equations and leadership in the development of New Zealand mathematical sciences." In the
2013 Queen's Birthday Honours, Butcher was appointed an
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to mathematics. ==Publications==