John Frederic May

Background

May, John Frederic was born on March 10, 1950 in Elisabethville, Zaire. Son of Frederic and Valentine (Van der Vennet) May. came to the United States, 1987.

Education

Bachelor in Modern History cum laude, U. Louvain, Leuven, Belgium, 1973; diploma in demography cum laude, U. Louvain, Leuven, Belgium, 1975; Master of Arts in Demogrphy magna cum laude, U. Louvain, Leuven, Belgium, 1985; postgraduate, U. Paris, since 1991.

Career

Associate expert in demography, United Nations, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1976-1979; advisor on demography and population statistics, United Nations, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1979-1983; training coordinator, International Union Science Study Population, Liege, Belgium, 1985-1986; senior research scientist, The Futures Group, Washington, since 1987. Visiting scholar Population Reference Bureau, Washington, 1991-1992. Consultant United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Myanmar, 1990-1991, World Bank, Haiti, Rwanda, since 1989, United States Agency for International Development, Haiti, since 1987, United Nations Population Fund, Togo, Benin, 1987-1989, Madagascar, Malawi.

Lecturer, visiting professor U. Louvain, since 1985, U. Paris, since 1985, U. Montreal, since 1990, U. Brussels, since 1991.

Achievements

• John Frederic May has been listed as a noteworthy Demographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Olivaint Conference Belgium, Brussels, 1974-1975. Member International Union Science Study Population, Population Association American, Population Reference Bureau, Association International Démographes Langue Française.

Interests

• Avocations: classical music, reading, cinema.

Connections

Married Anne Marie Legrand, October 23, 1976. Children: Lionel John, Alexandra Anne.

Father:

Frederic Van

Mother:

Valentine (Van

Spouse:

Anne Marie Legrand

child:

Lionel John May

child:

Alexandra Anne May