Parcourez la nécrologie de John Arthur Page November 16 1925
December 19 2023 résidant dans la province Ontario pour le détail des funérailles
In Celebration of
John Arthur Page
November 16, 1925 –
December 19, 2023
John Arthur Page, MSc (McMaster), PhD (Harvard), Professor emeritus, Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, passed away peacefully in Kingston on December 19, 2023, at age 98. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Margaret. John is survived by his children Janet, Anne (Greg), David (Kathryn), and Mike (Terry); grandchildren Katie, Jamie, Benjamin, and Nicholas; and brother Bob Page (Avril).
John was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in that city, working at one of the city’s steel mills as a young man and during his university vacations. He taught at the University of Toronto (1954–1968) and then at Queen’s University (1968–1992). His specialty was analytical chemistry, and he was a pioneer in the field of organometallic electrochemistry, doing important work while a student at Harvard. As a junior doctoral student, he developed a breakthrough analytical method based on simple means, junior students not having access to the most sophisticated equipment. Early in his career, along with A. D. Allen, K. R. Bonnyman, and Irwin Talesnick, John wrote a textbook, Chemistry: An Introductory Study, that became widely used in Ontario high schools. This cemented his reputation as a leader in chemical education, something he built upon throughout the years. At Toronto and then at Queen’s he became well known for his research in electroanalytical chemistry and he kept on top of this field throughout his career. His interests also evolved into environmental applications of analysis, especially related to clean-up of contaminated waste sites in the Arctic. Much of this work was done with colleagues at the Analytical Services Unit at Queen’s, a unit that he had been instrumental in establishing and for which he continued to work after his retirement from teaching. John was a beloved teacher, especially enjoying the challenge of teaching chemistry to first-year students; he was an inspiring and sympathetic mentor (many of his graduate students became close friends) and a highly valued colleague. He and his wife Margaret were well known for their kindness to students, entertaining them at their house on the lake and helping them feel at home. John remained a scientist to the end, devising not more than a few weeks before his death a series of new passwords based on complicated algorithms.
John had many talents and interests: he was an excellent handyman, and he enjoyed camping, sailing, skiing, and hiking, as well as reading, music, and theatre. His good humour, kindness, and endlessly entertaining conversation will be much missed by his family and many friends. There will be a private funeral in Burlington, followed by internment in Woodland Cemetery. A celebration of John’s life will be held in Kingston at a date to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s memory may be made to the Rideau Trail Association or Doctors Without Borders.
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