Background
Pople, John Anthony was born on October 31, 1925 in Burnham, Somerset, England. Son of Herbert Keith and Mary Frances (Jones) Pople.
professor of theoretical chemistry
Pople, John Anthony was born on October 31, 1925 in Burnham, Somerset, England. Son of Herbert Keith and Mary Frances (Jones) Pople.
Bachelor in Mathematics, Cambridge U., England, 1946; Master of Arts in Mathematics, Cambridge U., England, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Cambridge U., 1951.
Lecturer in Mathematics 1954-1958. Research Association, National Research Council, Ottawa during summer 1956, 1957. Support Basic Physics Division, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington (United Kingdom) 1958-1964.
Ford Visiting Professor, of Chemistry, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1961-1962.
Carnegie Professor, of Chemical Physics, Camegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh 1964-1974, Acting Head, Department, of Chemistry 1967, John Christian Warner University Professor, of Natural Sciences since 1974. Fellow, American Physical Society since 1970, American Academy, of Arts and Sciences since 1971.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society London. Member NAS (foreign).
Married Joy Cynthia, September 22, 1952. Children: Hilary Jane, Adrian John, Mark Stephen, Andrew Keith.