Allen Devinatz

Background

Devinatz, Allen was born on July 22, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Victor and Kate (Bass) Devinatz.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Illinois Institute Technology, 1944; A.M., Harvard University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950.

Career

Instructor, Illinois Institute Technology, 1950-1952; National Science Foundation Postdoctoral fellow, 1952-1953; fellow, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, 1953-1954; assistant professor, U. Connecticut, 1954-1955; member of faculty, Washington University, St. Louis, 1955-1967; professor mathematics, Washington University, St. Louis, 1961-1967; acting department chairman, Washington University, St. Louis, 1963-1964; professor mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1967-1992; professor emeritus, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1992; assistant department chairman, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1968-1970; acting department chairman, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1991. Visiting member Weizmann Institute, Israel, 1980, Institute Hautes Etudes Science, Paris, 1982, Institute for Applications of Calculus-Mauro Picone, Rome, 1988. Visiting scholar University of California, Berkeley, 1985.

Distinguished lecturer Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1993.

Achievements

• Allen Devinatz has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society (translation committee for Russian 1985-1988), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Pearl Moskowitz, Sep. 16, 1956; children: Victor Gary, Ethan Sander.

Father:

Victor Devinatz

Mother:

Kate (Bass) Devinatz

Spouse:

Pearl Moskowitz

child:

Ethan Sander Devinatz

child:

Victor Gary Devinatz