Background
Weinzweig, Aurum Israel was born on April 22, 1926 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of David Zvi and Sarah (Godfrey) Weinzweig.
Weinzweig, Aurum Israel was born on April 22, 1926 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of David Zvi and Sarah (Godfrey) Weinzweig.
Bachelor, U. Toronto, 1950; AM, Harvard University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1957.
Research physicist, Weizmann Institute, Rehovoth, Israel, 1948-1949;
assistant chief geophysicist, Weiss Geophysical, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1950-1952;
assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1960;
assistant professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1960-1965;
professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1965. President Illinois Council on Mathematics Education, 1973-1978. Consultant 2d International Study of Math, 1976.
Vice president International Commission Study and Improvement Teaching of Mathematics, 1980-1983, president, 1988. Director Institute for Learning and Teaching Mathematics 1984.
Governing county American Jewish Congress, Chicago, 1964. Board directors Chicago Bd.Jewish Education, 1980-1986. Board directors Midwest Regions United Synagogue American, 1980.
Member National Council Teachers Mathematics Association Teachers Mathematics American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Mathematics Association, Illinois Council Teachers Mathematics (press Merkaz-Midwest region).
Married Marjorie Smolensky, August 23, 1953 (divorced December 1962). Children: Meira Karen, Michael Lawrence. Married Lila Janice Perlis, August 4, 1963.
Children: Ari Gordon, Lauren Sari, Carmi Alan.
