John Edward Hooper

Background

Hooper, John Edward was born on December 25, 1926 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Son of Percival Ralph and Mary Michelina Grant (Ferguson) Hooper. arrived in Denmark, 1952.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, St. Andrews U., Scotland, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Bristol U., England, 1953.

Career

Research visitor, Cern Theory Study Group, Copenhagen, 1952-1953; Churchill scholar, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, 1954-1955; Rask-Oersted scholar, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, 1955-1956; assistant, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, 1957-1971; lecturer, Neils Bohr Institute, University Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 1972-1992; project leader, Danish-Swedish Spiral Reader, Stockholm, 1968-1971; science associate, Cern, Geneva, 1985-1986; retired, 1993. Visiting University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1961-1962.

Achievements

• John Edward Hooper has been listed as a noteworthy physicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Deputy Dansk Magisterforening, Copenhagen, 1972-1984. Fellow Society Antiquaries Scotland. Member American Physical Society, New York Acd.

Science, The Tweeddale Society (county member 1994-1999), The Civic Society, Peeblesshire Archaeol. Society (treasurer 1994-1996, chairman since 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: archaeology, early medieval history, geneaology.

Connections

Married Lizzie Trolle, September 24, 1955 (deceased April 1990). Children: Alasdair, Angus.

Father:

Percival Ralph Hooper

Mother:

Mary Michelina Grant (Ferguson) Hooper

Spouse:

Lizzie Trolle

child:

Alasdair Hooper

child:

Angus Hooper