Egon Ezriel Loebner

Background

Loebner, Egon Ezriel was born on February 24, 1924 in Plzen, Czechoslovakia. Son of Emil and Josephine (Koeser) Loebner.

Education

Came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1952. Bachelor in Physics, U. Buffalo, 1950, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, 1955.

Career

Draftsman, Danek & Company, Bolevec, Czechoslavakia, 1941-1942, assistant to chief engineer Terezin Waterworks, 1942-1944. Senior engineer Sylvania Electric Products, Incorporated., Buffalo and Boston, 1952-1955. Member technical staff Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1955-1961.

Manager, research specialist H.P. Associates, Palo Alto, California, 1961-1965.

Department head, research adviser Hewlett-Packard laboratories, 1965-1974, laboratory associate, 1976-1977, manager data base management systems department, 1977-1980, manager cognitive interface department, 1980-1985, counselor science and technical 1985. Counselor science and technological affairs United States embassy, Moscow, 1974-1976.

Lecturer Stanford University, part-time 1968-1974. Lecturer University of California at Santa Cruz, 1972-1974.

Achievements

• Egon Ezriel Loebner has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member technical staff Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1955-1961. Member New Jersey Commision on Radiation Protection, 1960-1962. Member lay advising committee on mathematics Unified Palo Alto School District, 1964-1966.

Board dirs.Jewish Center, Princeton, 1957-1959.

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Physical Society, Semiotics Society American, American Association Artificial Intelligence, American Optical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Association for Computing Machinery, Cognitive Science Society, New York Academy Sciences, California Academy Sciences, Society History Technology, History Science Society, Sigma Alpha Museum.

Club: Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country, Commonwealth.

Connections

Married Sonya South. Sajovics, June18, 1950. Children: Gary Emil, Benny Joseph, Mindy Sue.

Father:

Emil Loebner

Mother:

Josephine (Koeser) Loebner

Spouse:

Sonya South. Sajovics

child:

Gary Emil Loebner

child:

Benny Joseph Loebner

child:

Mindy Sue Loebner