Background
Osann, Edward William was born on October 14, 1918 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Edward William and Anna Bertha (Brandsema) Osann.
Osann, Edward William was born on October 14, 1918 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Edward William and Anna Bertha (Brandsema) Osann.
Biomedical Engineering, Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute, 1939. Juris Doctor, DePaul University, 1947.
Bar: Illinois 1947, United States Patent Office1947, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1949, United States District Court (northern district) Ohio 1962, United States District Court (northern district) Indiana 1974, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1959, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1981, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1981, United States Court Appeals (Federal circuit) 1982, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1961. Association, Leydig, Voit, Osann, Mayer & Holt Limited., and predecessors, Chicago, 1946-1952, partner, 1953-1985. Sole practice, Chicago, 1985.
Director Indiana-Kentucky Electric Company President board of trustees Shirley Heinze Environmental Fund, 1981.
Chairman legal committee Save the Dunes Council, 1960. Member church extension board Presbytery of Chicago, 1948-1956.
Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Patent Law Association Chicago, Polymathic.
Married Ruth Florence Hamlyn, September 28, 1940. Children: Anne Marie, Edward Robert, Ellen Jean.