John Dalgleish Donaldson
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John Dalgleish Donaldson (born 5 September 1941) is an Australia
n professor
and father of Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
, the wife of the heir apparent
to the throne
of Denmark
, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
.
, Scotland
, the son of Peter Donaldson (1911–1978) and his wife Mary Dalgleish (1914–2002). In the early 1960s his parents and his two younger brothers emigrated to Tasmania
, Australia
, where his father was captain of a large trading company.
On 31 August 1963, he married first to Henrietta Clark Horne (1942–1997) at Port Seton
. They emigrated to Australia in November of that year. They had four children, three daughters and one son:
In addition to British citizenship, he obtained an Australian citizenship in 1975.
His wife Henrietta died on 20 November 1997, he was married secondly on 5 September 2001 to Susan Elizabeth Horwood
(born 1940), she is a novelist and writes under the names Susan Moody, Susannah James and Susan Madison.
degree in mathematics and physics from the University of Edinburgh
. He also received a PhD
degree from the University of Tasmania
, where he was since 1967 professor of the Department and Dean of the Faculty of Science until his retirement in 2003. Subsequently he has been professor of applied mathematics at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
(KAIST).
Donaldson was previously visiting professor of applied mathematics at several universities in Houston
, Montreal
, Oxford
, from 2004 at Aarhus University and from 2006 also at the University of Copenhagen
.
With the marriage of his daughter Crown Princess Mary in 2004, Donaldson was honoured with the Order of the Dannebrog. In accordance with the statutes of the Danish Royal Orders, both he and his daughter were granted a coat of arms, this for display in the Chapel of the Royal Orders at Frederiksborg Castle. The main field of Donaldson's coat of arms is or
tinctured
and shows a gules
MacDonald
eagle and a Sable
tinctured boat both symbolising his Scottish ancestry. The chief field is azure
tinctured and shows two gold Commonwealth Star
s from the Coat of arms of Australia
, and a gold infinity symbol in between, symbolising his career as an Australian mathematician. Above the shield is placed a barred helmet
topped with a gules rampant lion, which is turned outward. The lion is derived from the Scottish coat of arms and also from the arms of Tasmania
and Hobart
.
The coat of arms of The Crown Princess is almost identical to that of her father's, but a gold rose is depicted as her personal symbol, instead of the infinity symbol. The heraldic crown of a Crown Prince of Denmark is placed above her shield.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
and father of Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark...
, the wife of the heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
to the throne
Monarchy of Denmark
The monarchy in Denmark is the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Denmark, which includes Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.As a constitutional monarch, the Queen is limited to non-partisan, ceremonial functions...
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.-Name and christening:...
.
Family and marriages
Donaldson was born at Port SetonCockenzie and Port Seton
Cockenzie and Port Seton is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles north east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, the son of Peter Donaldson (1911–1978) and his wife Mary Dalgleish (1914–2002). In the early 1960s his parents and his two younger brothers emigrated to Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where his father was captain of a large trading company.
On 31 August 1963, he married first to Henrietta Clark Horne (1942–1997) at Port Seton
Cockenzie and Port Seton
Cockenzie and Port Seton is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles north east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland...
. They emigrated to Australia in November of that year. They had four children, three daughters and one son:
- Jane Alison Donaldson (born 26 December 1965)
- Patricia Anne Donaldson (born 16 March 1968)
- John Stuart Donaldson (born 9 July 1970)
- Mary Elizabeth DonaldsonMary, Crown Princess of DenmarkMary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark...
(born 5 February 1972), married in 2004 to Frederik, Crown Prince of DenmarkFrederik, Crown Prince of DenmarkFrederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.-Name and christening:...
.
In addition to British citizenship, he obtained an Australian citizenship in 1975.
His wife Henrietta died on 20 November 1997, he was married secondly on 5 September 2001 to Susan Elizabeth Horwood
Susan Moody
Susan Moody is the principal nom de plume of Susan Elizabeth Donaldson, née Horwood, a British novelist best known for her suspense novels...
(born 1940), she is a novelist and writes under the names Susan Moody, Susannah James and Susan Madison.
Career
In 1963, he obtained a BScBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in mathematics and physics from the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. He also received a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree from the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
, where he was since 1967 professor of the Department and Dean of the Faculty of Science until his retirement in 2003. Subsequently he has been professor of applied mathematics at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
KAIST
KAIST , is located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first research oriented science and engineering institution. The QS-The Times World University Rankings in the year of 2009 placed KAIST 69th overall and 21st in...
(KAIST).
Donaldson was previously visiting professor of applied mathematics at several universities in Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
, Montreal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
, Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, from 2004 at Aarhus University and from 2006 also at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
.
Honour and coat of arms
- Grand Cross of the Order of the DannebrogOrder of the DannebrogThe Order of the Dannebrog is an Order of Denmark, instituted in 1671 by Christian V. It resulted from a move in 1660 to break the absolutism of the nobility. The Order was only to comprise 50 noble Knights in one class plus the Master of the Order, i.e. the Danish monarch, and his sons...
.
With the marriage of his daughter Crown Princess Mary in 2004, Donaldson was honoured with the Order of the Dannebrog. In accordance with the statutes of the Danish Royal Orders, both he and his daughter were granted a coat of arms, this for display in the Chapel of the Royal Orders at Frederiksborg Castle. The main field of Donaldson's coat of arms is or
Or (heraldry)
In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots...
tinctured
Tincture (heraldry)
In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and "proper". A charge tinctured proper is coloured as it would be...
and shows a gules
Gules
In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation....
MacDonald
Macdonald
MacDonald, Macdonald, and McDonald are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic name MacDhòmhnaill. It is a patronym where Mac means "son" and Dhòmhnaill means "of Dòmhnall". The personal name Dòmhnall is composed of the elements domno "world" and val "might", "rule"...
eagle and a Sable
Sable (heraldry)
In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours". In engravings and line drawings, it is sometimes depicted as a region of crossed horizontal and vertical lines or else marked with sa. as an abbreviation.The name derives from the black fur of...
tinctured boat both symbolising his Scottish ancestry. The chief field is azure
Azure
In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation....
tinctured and shows two gold Commonwealth Star
Commonwealth Star
The Commonwealth Star is a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901....
s from the Coat of arms of Australia
Coat of arms of Australia
The coat of arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. The initial coat of arms was granted by King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and the current version was granted by King George V on 19 September 1912, although the 1908 version continued to be used in some contexts, notably appearing on...
, and a gold infinity symbol in between, symbolising his career as an Australian mathematician. Above the shield is placed a barred helmet
Helmet (heraldry)
In heraldic achievements, the helmet or helm is situated above the shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles developed over time, in step with the development of actual military helmets...
topped with a gules rampant lion, which is turned outward. The lion is derived from the Scottish coat of arms and also from the arms of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
and Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
.
The coat of arms of The Crown Princess is almost identical to that of her father's, but a gold rose is depicted as her personal symbol, instead of the infinity symbol. The heraldic crown of a Crown Prince of Denmark is placed above her shield.
Publications
- John D. Donaldson and Donald J. Jezewski (1977), "An element formulation for perturbed motion about the center of mass," Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Volume 16, Number 3.
- Michael S. Roberts, John D. Donaldson, and Malcolm Rowland (1988), "Models of hepatic elimination: Comparison of stochastic models to describe residence time distributions and to predict the influence of drug distribution, enzyme heterogeneity, and systemic recycling on hepatic elimination," Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Volume 16, Number 1.