Background
Lorenz, Edward Norton was born on May 23, 1917 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. M. Jane Logan, 1948; 3 children.
Lorenz, Edward Norton was born on May 23, 1917 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. M. Jane Logan, 1948; 3 children.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Dartmouth College, 1938. Master of Science in Math, Harvard University, 1940. Master of Science in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943.
Doctor of Science in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948. Doctor of Science (honorary), McGill University, 1983. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Arizona, 1989.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Rutgers University, 1990. Doctor of Science (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1992.
Assistant meteorologist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1946-1948; member of staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1948-1954; assistant professor, then associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1955-1962; professor meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1987; head department meteorology & physical oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977-1981; emeritus professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1987. Visiting associate professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1954-1955.
Fellow NAS, American Academy Arts & Sciences, Indian Academy, Norwegian Academy Science & Letters. Member American Meteorological Society (honorary, Clarence Leroy Meisinger award 1963), Royal Meteorological Society (honorary, Symons Memorial Gold medal 1973), Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences (foreign member).
Married Jane Logan, 1948 (deceased 2001). Children: Nancy, Edward, Cheryl.