Background
Kossack, Carl Frederick was born on May 30, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Edward and Elizabeth Marie (Jost) Kossack.
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Carl Frederick Kossack
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Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1935; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1939.
Career
Member faculty, U. Oregon, 1939-1945;
mathematician, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Washington, 1945;
air intelligence specialist, Washington, 1947;
member of faculty, Purdue University, 1949-1959;
member research staff, International Business Machines Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1959-1963;
head laboratory computer science, Graduate Research Center, Dallas, 1963-1965;
professor, head department statistics, U. Georgia, 1965-1981;
professor emeritus, U. Georgia, since 1981;
adjunct distinguished professor, Florida Atlantic U., 1982-1984. Data processing consultant India, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations). Consultant Office Emergency Planning, Executive Office of President, United States Air Force, United States Public Health Service, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Institute Defense Analysis.
Director general Economia Agricola, Government Mexico. Educational consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, India, Federal Aviation Administration.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Statistical Association. Member American Mathematics Society, Institute of Mathematics Statistics, Biometrics Society, OPS. Research Society, Institute Management Science, Association Computing Machinery, National Defense Executive Reserve, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Kappa Delta.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Pride Ayres, June 24, 1940. Children: Barbara Kossack Eggleston, Charles A., Edgar W., Howard W., Kenneth A., William S.
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Nationality
American