Background
Ellis, Alan John was born on July 7, 1940 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. Son of Charles Henry and Elsie Madeline (Price) Ellis.
Ellis, Alan John was born on July 7, 1940 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. Son of Charles Henry and Elsie Madeline (Price) Ellis.
Bachelor of Science with 1st Class Honors, University Birmingham, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1965. Doctor of Science, University Oxford, 1979.
Lecturer mathematics University College Swansea, Wales, 1964—1972, senior lecturer, 1972—1973, reader in mathematics, 1973—1981. Head department mathematics University Hong Kong, since 1981, pro vice-chancellor, since 1988. Visiting assistant professor California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1968—1969.
Fellow: Institute Math and Its Applications. Member: Hong Kong Mathematics Society (president 1982-1986), American Mathematics Society, London Mathematics Society.
Married Jennifer Helen Mary Evans, August 14, 1976. 1 child David Stephen John.