Background
Ommanney, Charles Simon Lacon was born on January 31, 1942 in Farnham, Surrey, England. Son of Charles Lawrence and Violet Leslie Ommanney.
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Ommanney, Charles Simon Lacon was born on January 31, 1942 in Farnham, Surrey, England. Son of Charles Lawrence and Violet Leslie Ommanney.
Bachelor, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1963; Master of Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1967.
Head glacier inventory, Inland Waters Environmental Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1968-1972; head snow and ice, National Hydrology Research Institute, Ottawa, 1972-1986; head cold regions, National Hydrology Research Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1986-1988; chief science information division, National Hydrology Research Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1988-1990; head climate and glaciers, National Hydrology Research Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1990-1993; secretary general, International Glaciol. Society, Cambridge, England, since 1994.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Canada Geography Society, Royal Geography Society. Member Canada Assn.Geographers, International Glaciological Society.
Married E. Denise Simard, October 21, 1967 (divorced 1984). Children: John Lacon, Evelyn Louise. Married E. Margaret Sutherland, December 7, 1985.