Gerald Seymour Posner

Background

Posner, Gerald Seymour was born on September 30, 1927 in New York City. Son of Coleman and Bessie (Weisberg) Posner.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1949; Master of Arts, U. Miami, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1956.

Career

Professor, U. North Carolina, Morehead City, North Carolina, 1955-1961; professor, City College of New York, 1961-1991; professor emeritus, City College of New York, since 1991. Adjunct Professor Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, since 1991. International fisheries advisor unites states department Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, 1977-1985.

Consultant United Nations, Rome, 1983-1987.

Achievements

• Gerald Seymour Posner has been listed as a noteworthy Oceanographer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member New York City Mayor's Oceanographic Advisory Committee, 1969-1973. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society Limnology and Oceanography, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Lenora Weinstein, September 2, 1951 (divorced 1977). 1 child, Janna B.; married Sylvia Akiba, June 25, 1978. Children: Kenneth G., Benjamin E.

Father:

Coleman Posner

Mother:

Bessie (Weisberg) Posner

Spouse:

Lenora Weinstein

Spouse:

Sylvia Akiba

child:

Janna B. Posner

child:

Kenneth G. Posner

child:

Benjamin E. Posner