Background
Roos, Charles Frederick was born on May 18, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Son of Charles Eschbach and Mary Isabelle (Holdsworth) Roos.
Roos, Charles Frederick was born on May 18, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Son of Charles Eschbach and Mary Isabelle (Holdsworth) Roos.
Bachelor of Arts, Rice Institute, Houston, Texas, 1921, Master of Arts, 1924, Doctor of Philosophy, 1926. Studied University of Chicago, 1926-1927, Princeton, 1927-1928.
1 son, Charles Edwin. Married second, Marguerite Elizabeth Miller. Began as teaching assistant in mathematics, Rice Institute, 1920.
Civil engineering contractor, 1921-1923. Teaching fellow Rice Institute, 1924-1926. National Research Council fellow in mathematics, 1926-1928.
Assistant professor mathematics, Cornell Univercity, 1928-1931. Secretary section K (economics, sociology and statistics), American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1928-1931, permanent secretary and member Executive Committee American Association for the Advancement of Science, February 1931-1933. Fellow John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, April 1933-July 1933.
Principal economist and director of research NRA, 1933-1934. Professor econometrics Colorado College, 1934-1937. Now president Econometric Institute, Concord Fund, a mutual investment trust.
Vice president. and fellow Econometric Society (joint-founder), secretary-treasurer 1931-1932, secretary and member council, president (1948). Member International Statistical Institute, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association America, American Statistical Association (fellow). Institute of Mathematical Statistics (fellow).
Member Committee on Applied Mathematical Statistics, National Resarch Council. Member Sigma Xi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Indiana.
Clubs: Union League, Cosmos, Metropolitan.
Married Mary Mae Barkuloo, March 24, 1925.; married second, Marguerite Elizabeth Miller.