Professor Alexander Samuel Klein

BORN          c1935 (see history)

MARRIED       Anne Cynthia Hutchinson on August 17 1987

FAMILY        2 children   Keelan Lee Klein born January   3  1989
                           Jayne Klein      born September 16 1991

EDUCATION     1980 - 82 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
                        first class honours degree in Physics.
              1982 - 86 M.I.T. PhD - Astrophysics - Understanding
                        the Mathematical and Physical functions
                        and possibilities of Black Holes and
                        similar astral phenomenon.

HISTORY       Nothing pre 1980. Found on March 12 1980 floating
              on raft of unknown origin, in the middle of the
              Pacific Ocean, by Central American fishermen. Aged
              around 45. Taken to American Embassy in San José.
              Appeared to be suffering from permanent personal
              amnesia, an inability to remember any details of a
              personal nature, except his own name. Believed to be
              brought on by some extreme personal trauma. Taken to
              Washington by diplomat and wife. But despite repeated
              requests for help in the Washington Post,
              New York Times, and many more American and European
              papers, no relatives or friends could be found.
              Meanwhile, the diplomat found that Klein was an
              excellent Mathematician and Physicist, his talent
              clearly outranking any local teachers, and the
              majority of University academics. He applied, with
              persuasion, to M.I.T. for a course in Physics, which
              he completed with the minimum of effort and still was
              top of the year. His expectations grew with the
              knowledge that a PhD was easily obtainable. His work
              was greeted with the quiet exuberance often shown by
              the academic world, but behind closed doors the word
              'Genius' was often muttered.
              PhD thesis on 'Black Holes... was commended
              for it's clarity and it's definite flair for the
              explanation of the complex mathematics involved, and
              is often quoted as one of the best example of a first
              thesis. Became Professor Klein in 1995.
              Died tragically on August 20 1999 from an undiagnosed
              brain tumour.