Background
Haurwitz, Bernhard was born on August 14, 1905 in Glogau, Germany. Came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1946. Son of Paul and Betty (Cohn) Haurwitz.
Haurwitz, Bernhard was born on August 14, 1905 in Glogau, Germany. Came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1946. Son of Paul and Betty (Cohn) Haurwitz.
Haurwitz received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Meteorology and Geophysics in 1927 from the University of Leipzig.
Privatdozent University of Leipzig. 1931-1932; research associate Harvard, 1932-1935. Lecturer University Toronto, 1935-1937.
Meteorologist Dominion, Canada, 1937-1941. Associate professor meteorology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1941-1947. Associate Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1947-1959.
Professor, chairman department meteorology and oceanography New York University, 1947-1959. Professor astrogeophysics University Colorado, 1959-1964, professor geophysics, 1960. With National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, since 1964, director advanced study program, 1968-1969.
Professor atmospheric science University Texas, 1966-1968, also Colorado State University. Professor University Alaska, since 1970.
Member National Academy of Sciences, Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Royal Meteorological Society, American Meteorological Society (honorary member), American Geophysical Union (Bowie award 1970), American Civil Liberties Union, Sigma Xi.
Married Eva Schick, May 11, 1934 (divorced November 1946). 1 son, Frank David; married Marion B. Wood, January 16, 1961.