Gerhard Ludwig Weissler

Background

Weissler, Gerhard Ludwig was born on February 20, 1918 in Eilenburg, Germany. Came to the United States, 1939. Naturalized, 1944. Son of Otto and Margaret (Wendt) Weissler.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Technology University, Berlin, 1938. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1942.

Career

Instructor radiological physics Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1942-1944; assistant professor physics, University of Southern California, 1944-1948; associate professor, University of Southern California, 1948-1952; head department physics, University of Southern California, 1951-1956; professor, University of Southern California, 1952-1989. Consultant radiation physics.

Achievements

• Gerhard Ludwig Weissler has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (chairman division electron physics 1964), Optical Society of America. Member American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Claire Markoff, August 15, 1953. Children: Roderick A., Robert E., Mark (deceased).

Father:

Otto Weissler

Mother:

Margaret (Wendt) Weissler

Spouse:

Claire Markoff

child:

Mark Weissler (deceased)

child:

Robert E. Weissler

child:

Roderick A. Weissler