Background
Fryer, John Robert was born on January 27, 1940 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Son of Alfred Albert and Eileen Grace (McAleenan) Fryer.
Fryer, John Robert was born on January 27, 1940 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Son of Alfred Albert and Eileen Grace (McAleenan) Fryer.
Bachelor of Science, Brunel University, London, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Glasgow (Scotland) University, 1969. Doctor of Science, Glasgow (Scotland) University, 1984.
Assistant lecturer chemistry, U. Glasgow, 1966-1969;
lecturer, U. Glasgow, 1969-1986;
senior lecturer, U. Glasgow, 1986-1990;
reader, U. Glasgow, since 1990. Visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, 1979. Board directors Angstrom Cons.
Ltd., Scotland, since 1995. Director North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting International Union of Crystallography, 1990.
Vice president Scottish Canoe Association, Edinburgh, 1980-1984. Fellow Royal Society Chemistry (chartered).
Married Patricia Francis Earey, August 1960 (divorced 1972). Children: Karen, Timothy, Julie. Married Linda Gilmour Turnbull, July 4, 1972.
1 child, Robert.