Background
Coleman, Albert John was born on May 20, 1918 in Toronto. Son of Frank and Phoebe (Gerrard) Coleman.
Coleman, Albert John was born on May 20, 1918 in Toronto. Son of Frank and Phoebe (Gerrard) Coleman.
Bachelor, University College, Toronto, 1939; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, 1943.
Director, International Student Centre, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, 1962-1980;
travelling secretary, World's Student Christian Federation, Geneva, 1945-1949;
successively lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, U. Toronto, 1949-1960;
visiting professor, Dublin Institute Advanced Study, 1952;
visiting professor, University of Oxford and Uppsala U., 1963;
visiting professor, Jilin U., 1983;
professor mathematics, Queen's U., Kingston, 1960-1983;
professor emeritus, Queen's U., since 1983;
head department, Queen's U., 1960-1980. Consultant alternate energy Federal Ministry of Energy, Mines and Resources. Member Science Council of Canada, 1973-1977, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, 1982-1986.
Permanent guest professor Shandong U., Peoples Republic China, 1987. Organizer exchange in mathematics Steklov Mathematics Institute, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences and Canada universities, 1978-1995.
Lay delegate Lambeth Conference, 1978. Liberal candidate federal election, 1980. Chairman World U. Svc.
Canada, 1952-1960. Member Canada Mathematics Congress (president 1973-1975), International Mathematics Union (chairman exchange commission 1975-1978).
Married Marie-Jeanne Michele de Haller, July 23, 1953. Children: William Frank, Michael Haller.
