Background
Perkins, Edwin Arend was born on August 31, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Albert and Karin Brita (Kunst) Perkins.
Perkins, Edwin Arend was born on August 31, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Albert and Karin Brita (Kunst) Perkins.
Bachelor of Science, U. Toronto, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1979.
Postdoctoral fellow, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1979-1980; university research fellow, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1980-1982; assistant professor mathematics, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1982-1986; associate professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1987-1989; professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, since 1989.
Fellow Royal Society Canada. Member Canada Mathematics Society (chairman research committee 1991, Coxeter-James lecturer 1986).
Married Karen Marie Woitak, August 2, 1974. Children: Jeremy Michael, Shannon Melissa, Emily Anne.