Background
Florian, Gordon William was born on November 25, 1909 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of William O. and Clara (Hotchkiss) Florian.
Florian, Gordon William was born on November 25, 1909 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of William O. and Clara (Hotchkiss) Florian.
Student, Grand Central School Art, 1928. Student, Yale School Art, New Haven, 2029.
Designer assistant director industrial design General Electric, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1935—1945. Director design Reeves-Ely Sound Labs, New York City, 1945. Principal Industrial Designer Gordon Florian, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1946—1984.
Founder, teacher course in industrial design University Bridgeport, 1941—1949. Teacher course in creative thinking Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1952.
Married Margaret Keys, June 8, 1935. 1 adopted child Robert F. Rowland.