Background
Kurth, Carl Ferdinand was born on May 11, 1928 in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Came to the United States, 1965. Son of Ferdinand Johann and Clara Ella (Zenner) Kurth.
Kurth, Carl Ferdinand was born on May 11, 1928 in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Came to the United States, 1965. Son of Ferdinand Johann and Clara Ella (Zenner) Kurth.
Graduate engineer, Polytechnikum, Mittweida, Germany, 1951.
Head department, Fernmeldewerk, Leipzig, Germany, 1951-1960; head department, Standard Elektrik Lorenz, Stuttgart, Germany, 1960-1964; instructor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1965; supervisor, Bell laboratories, North Andover, Massachusetts, 1965-1989; retired, Bell laboratories, North Andover, Massachusetts, 1989-1993; retired group leader, The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1990-1993.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Centennial medal 1984). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Circuits and Systems Society (president 1980, chairman fellow committee 1982-1984, associate editor Transactions, Circuits and Systems journal 1977-1979, chairman technical program 1st Symposium on Circuits and Systems in Beijing 1984, tour lecturer People's Republic of China 1979, Darlington prize 1977).
Married Ursula L. Pfeifer, June 5, 1951. Children: Matthias C., Cornelia L.