John Sharpless Klein

Background

Klein, John Sharpless was born on September 9, 1922 in Ossining, New York, United States. Son of Edwin Benedict and Katharine Truman (Sharpless) Klein.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Haverford College, 1943; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1959.

Career

Associate professor, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1959-1963; associate professor, Monmouth College, West Long Branch, New Jersey, 1963-1964; professor mathematics, Hobart & William Smith Colls., Geneva, New York, 1964-1988.

Achievements

• John Sharpless Klein has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, photography, traveling.

Connections

Married Nancy Deighton Wilkins, August 24, 1963. Children: Jeffrey, Carolyn Annual.

Father:

Edwin Benedict Klein

Mother:

Katharine Truman (Sharpless) Klein

Spouse:

Nancy Deighton Wilkins

child:

Jeffrey Klein

child:

Carolyn Annual Klein