Background
Hocking, John Gilbert was born on September 26, 1920 in Caspian, Michigan, United States. Son of John Pearce and Ethel (Faragher) Hocking.
Hocking, John Gilbert was born on September 26, 1920 in Caspian, Michigan, United States. Son of John Pearce and Ethel (Faragher) Hocking.
Bachelor of Science with distinction, University of Michigan, 1946; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1953.
Member faculty department mathematics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1951;
professor, Michigan State University, 1964-1987;
professor emeritus, Michigan State University, since 1987. Visiting lecturer U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1956. Fulbright guest lecturer U.Tubingen, Germany, 1962-1963.
Visiting professor Westfield College, U. London, England., 1970-1971, University College, Dublin, Ireland, 1977-1978, East China Normal U., Shanghai, 1981.
Served with United States Army Air Force, World World War II, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Virginia Marilynn Yinger, March 6, 1944. Children: Claudia Megan, John Chadwick, Judith Wendell, Nancy Reid (Mistress Ara Y. Nigogossian).