Background
Pack, Donald Cecil was born on April 14, 1920 in Higham Ferrers, England. Son of John Cecil and Minnie (Spavins) Pack.
Pack, Donald Cecil was born on April 14, 1920 in Higham Ferrers, England. Son of John Cecil and Minnie (Spavins) Pack.
Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1941. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1945. Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1942.
Doctor of Science, St. Andrews University, Scotland, 1951.
Science officer, Ordnance Board, Cambridge, 1941-1943; scientific officer, Ministry of Supply, Fort Halstead, England, 1943-1947; lecturer in mathematics, U. St. Andrews, Scotland, 1947-1952; visiting research associate, U. Maryland., 1951-1952; lecturer in mathematics, U. Manchester, England, 1952-1953; professor mathematics, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 1953-1982; vice-principal, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 1968-1972; honorary professor conducting research, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 1982-1985; emeritus professor, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, since 1986. Member British National Committee for Theoretical Mechanics, 1973-1978. Member international advising committee Rarefied Gas Dynamics Symposia, 1976-1988.
Chairman Scottish Certified of Education Examination Board, 1969-1977. Chairman committee of inquiry into truancy and indiscipline in Scottish Schools, Parliament, 1974-1977. Honorary president, former (founding) chairman National Youth Orchestra, Scotland.
Member Scottish Arts Council, 1980-1985. Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh (member council 1960-1963), Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (honorary treasurer 1964-1972), Gesellschaft fuer Angewandte Mathematics und Mechanik (council member 1977-1983). Member European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (honorary).
Married Constance Mary Gillam, November 19, 1947. Children: John Richard, Alan Donald, Catherine Mary.