Background
Friedlander, John Benjamin was born on October 4, 1941 in Toronto. Son of Daniel Theodore and Beatrice Adele (Axler) Friedlander.
Friedlander, John Benjamin was born on October 4, 1941 in Toronto. Son of Daniel Theodore and Beatrice Adele (Axler) Friedlander.
Bachelor of Science, U. Toronto, 1965; Master of Arts, U. Waterloo, Ontario, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1972.
Assistant to A. Selberg,, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1972-1973; member School of Math, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1973-1974, 83-84; member School of Math, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 95-96, 99-; lecturer, department math, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1974-1976; visiting professor, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy, 1976-1977; assistant professor, U. Toronto, 1977-1979; associate professor, U. Toronto, 1980-1982; professor math, U. Toronto, since 1982; chair department mathematics, U. Toronto, 1987-1991; lecturer, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1979-1980; research professor, Math Science Research Institute, Berkeley, California, 1991-1992. Member science advisory board Fields Institute Research Mathematics Science, since 1996. Lecturer in field, ICM, 1994.
Member American Mathematics Society.
Married Cherryl Lynne Thompson, September 1, 1974. Children: Jonathan, Diana, Amanda, Keith.