Background
Danby, JOhn MIchael Anthony was born on August 5, 1929 in London. Came to the United States, 1957. Son of Herbert and Hilda (Waddy) Danby.
Astronomer mathematics educator
Danby, JOhn MIchael Anthony was born on August 5, 1929 in London. Came to the United States, 1957. Son of Herbert and Hilda (Waddy) Danby.
Bachelor, Oxford University, 1950. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Manchester University, 1953.
Assistant professor astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1957-1961; assistant professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1961-1965; associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1965-1967; professor mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1967. President Celestial Mechanics Institute, 1975-1987.
(Book by John M. A. Danby)
Precinct chairman Democratic Party, Raleigh, 1968-1972. President Wake County chapter North Carolina Symphony, 1973-1975. 1st chair oboist London Philharmonic Orchestra, 1956-1957.
With Royal Artillery, 1953-1956. Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society (chairman division dynamical astronomy 1978-1979), Mathematics Association American.
Married Phyllis Creighton, September 1958. Children: Colin Arthur Michael, Dinah Winifred.