William Allan Light

Background

Light, William Allan was born on April 19, 1950 in Chester, Cheshire, England. Son of Louis John and Mary Goodbrand (Findlay) Light.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Sussex U., England, 1971; Master of Arts with distinction, Lancaster U., England, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Lancaster U., England, 1976.

Career

Tutorial fellow, U. Lancaster, 1974-1976; lecturer mathematics, U. Lancaster, 1976-1989; senior lecturer, U. Lancaster, 1989-1991; professor, head department mathematics and computer science, U. Leicester, England, since 1991. Visiting professor Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1982-1983, University Texas, Austin, 1987-1988. Guest professor of University Kuwait.

Board directors North Atlantic Treaty Organization Research Team, 1985-1988, 92-, summer schools in numerical analysis, Leicester, 1994. Director summer school in numerical analysis Science Research Council, Lancaster, 1990. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• William Allan Light has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Approximation Theory in Tensor Product Spaces (Lecture Notes in Mathematics) by William A. Light (2009-02-22)

Membership

Chairman Lancaster U. Graduate Association, 1972-1973. Member American Mathematics Society, London Mathematics Society.

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, private pilot.

Connections

Married Anita Mary Edwards, July 24, 1971.

Father:

Louis John Light

Mother:

Mary Goodbrand (Findlay) Light

Spouse:

Anita Mary Edwards