Background
Name, Frederick Warren Van was born on December 14, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Frederick Warren and Gladys Evelyn (Griffen) Van Name.
Name, Frederick Warren Van was born on December 14, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Frederick Warren and Gladys Evelyn (Griffen) Van Name.
Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1942. Master of Science, Yale, 1943, Doctor of Philosophy, 1948.
Member faculty Franklin and Marshall College, 1948-1957, associate professor physics, 1953-1957, department chairman, 1954-1957. Professor physics, department chairman U. Delaware, 1957-1962, Pratt Institute, since 1962. Consultant Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Polyclinic Hospital, 1953-1957.
Member faculty Franklin and Marshall College, 1948-1957, associate professor physics, 1953-1957, department chairman, 1954-1957. Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Physical Society.
Member American Association Physics Teachers, American Association University Professors, Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara F. Leaper, March 5, 1944. Married second, Jeanne Doctorate. Haight, September 30, 1964. Children: Frederick Warren 3d, Theodore Griffen, Patricia Francis.