Alexander Stewart Fotheringham

Background

Fotheringham, Alexander Stewart was born on February 2, 1954 in Saltburn, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Son of Alex and Florence Hilda Fotheringham.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Aberdeen (Scotland) U., 1976; Master of Arts, McMaster U., Hamilton, Canada, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, McMaster U., Hamilton, Canada, 1980.

Career

Teaching assistant, McMaster U., Hamilton, 1976-1980; assistant professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1980-1984; associate professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1984-1988; full professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1988-1994; professor quantitative geography, U. Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, since 1994; director North-East regional research laboratory, U. Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, since 1994.

Achievements

• Alexander Stewart Fotheringham has been listed as a noteworthy Geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Geography Society (chair quantitative methods research group 1994-1997), Association American Geographers (Nystrom award 1981), Canada Association Geographers.

Interests

• Avocations: running, reading, tegestology.

Connections

Married Barbara Jane Gilroy, September 2, 1977. Children: Jain Alexander, Neill Stewart.

Father:

Alex Fotheringham

Mother:

Florence Hilda Fotheringham

Spouse:

Barbara Jane Gilroy

child:

Jain Alexander Fotheringham

child:

Neill Stewart Fotheringham