Background
Pytte, Agnar was born on December 23, 1932 in Kongsberg, Norway. Arrived in the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1965. Son of Ole and Edith (Christiansen) Pytte.
academic administrator physicist
Pytte, Agnar was born on December 23, 1932 in Kongsberg, Norway. Arrived in the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1965. Son of Ole and Edith (Christiansen) Pytte.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1953; A.M., Harvard University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1958.
Member faculty, Dartmouth College, 1958-1987;
professor physics, Dartmouth College, 1967-1987;
department chairman physics and astronomy, Dartmouth College, 1971-1975;
associate dean faculty, Dartmouth College, 1975-1978;
dean graduate studies, Dartmouth College, 1975-1978;
provost, Dartmouth College, 1982-1987;
president, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1987-1999. Researcher in plasma physics. Member Project Matterhorn, Princeton, 1959-1960, U. Brussels, 1966-1967, Princeton University, 1978-1979.
Board directors GoodyearTire & Rubber Company. A.O. Smith Corporation.
Board directors Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 1988—2004, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 2000—2004, A.O. Smith Corporation, 1991—2003, Sherman Fairchild Foundation, Inc., 1987—2006. Member of American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Anah Currie Loeb, June 18, 1955. Children: Anders H., Anthony M., Alyson C.