Egon Gotthilf Rothblum

Background

Rothblum, Egon Gotthilf was born on August 16, 1915 in Vienna, Austria. Son of David and Josephine (Greif) Rothblum. came to the United States, l939, naturalized, l942.

Education

Bachelor (equivalent), Industrial College, l934; student law, University Vienna, l934; student law, Industrial College Armed Forces, l955.

Career

Designer, plant manager, Austria and Greece, l935-39; assistant to vice president, industrial company, l939-42; assistant chief, chief industrial branch, United States War Department, Vienna, l946-50; assistant director, director industry division, ECA, Vienna, l950-54; director industrial division, ECA (then Foreign Operations Administration and International Cooperation Administration), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, l954-59; staff, International Cooperation Administration, Washington, 1959-1960; director industry divisions, Agency for International Development, Madrid, l960-62; director industry divisions, Agency for International Development, Recife, Brazil, l962-63; director industry divisions, Agency for International Development, Lagos, Nigeria, l963-67; seconded by Agency for International Development as assistant director, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Vienna, l967-77; consultant, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Vienna, l977-.

Membership

Lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Captain United States Army Reserve, 1946. Honorary member various industrial associations.

Interests

• Indl planning.

Connections

Married Martha J. Moebius, March 4, 1954(divorced 1985). Children: Esther D., David M. Married Elizabeth L. Steinmetz, December 18, 1985.

Father:

David Rothblum

Mother:

Josephine (Greif) Rothblum

Spouse:

Elizabeth L. Steinmetz

Spouse:

Martha J. Moebius

child:

David M. Rothblum

child:

Esther D. Rothblum