Richard Julian Spencer Crossley

Background

Crossley, Richard Julian Spencer was born on May 1, 1938 in London. Son of John Walter Haigh and Margery Phyllis (May) Crossley.

Education

Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1964.

Career

Senior research associate, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1962-1964, 66-67; National Science Foundation research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964-1966; lecturer, U. York, England, 1967-1992; retired, 1992.

Achievements

• Richard Julian Spencer Crossley has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member concerts committee York University, since 1982. Member Institute Physics, Royal Musical Association, British Music Society of York (various offices since 1970), National Federation Music Socs. (member committee since 1990), London Mathematics Society, British Society History of Mathematics.

Interests

• Avocation: public transport, history of science.

Connections

Father:

John Walter Haigh Crossley

Mother:

Margery Phyllis (May) Crossley