Dr. Alan F. Williams
Dr. Alan F. Williams, a former faculty member with the Department
of Geography at Memorial and a very active researcher on
Newfoundland topics, passed away at his home in Brimfield,
Shropshire, England, Oct. 6, 2003. Dr. Williams, a native
of Bristol, retired in 1996 from the University of Birmingham,
where he had been Reader in Economic Geography, director
of Canadian Studies, and head of the Department of American
and Canadian Studies. Dr. Williams was Asst. Professor at
Memorial 1962-65 and Visiting Professor and Acting Head
of the Department of Geography 1971-72. He is survived by
his wife Sally, daughter Sarah, sons Mark and Benjamin,
and a wide circle of friends and colleagues. Among his numerous
publications on Newfoundland were: Land Use Surveys (1964),
Father Baudoin’s War: D’Iberville’s Campaigns
in Acadia and Newfoundland, 1696-97 (Memorial University,
1987), and John Cabot and Newfoundland (Newfoundland Historical
Society, 1996).
