Gerhard Alois Blass

Background

Blass, Gerhard Alois was born on March 12, 1916 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of Gustav Alois and Anna (Mehnert) Blass. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1955.

Education

Abitur, Oberrealschule Chemnitz, 1935. Doctor rerum naturalium (Doctor in Sciences), Universität Leipzig, 1943.

Career

Assistant Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leipzig, 1939-1943. Research consultant Siemens & Halske, Berlin, 1943-1946. Dozent mathematics and physics Oberrealschule, Nuremberg, 1946-1947, Ohm Polytechnikum, Nuremberg, 1947-1949.

Professor physics College St. Thomas, St. Paul, 1949-1951. Professor physics University Detroit, 1951-1981, chairman department, 1962-1971. Guest professor University Baroda, India, spring, 1967.

Achievements

• Gerhard Alois Blass has been listed as a noteworthy physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Society Asian and Comparative Philosophy, Esperanto League North America, Sigma Pi Sigma.

Connections

Married Barbara Siegert, July 16, 1945. Children– Andrew, Marcus, Evamaria, Annamaria, Peter.

Father:

Gustav Alois Blass

Mother:

Anna (Mehnert) Blass

Spouse:

Barbara Siegert

child:

Marcus Blass

child:

Peter Blass

child:

Annamaria Blass

child:

Evamaria Blass

child:

Andrew Blass