Background
Lorsch, Harold Goetz was born on August 25, 1919 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of William B. and Erna E. (Landau) Lorsch. came to the United States, 1941.
Lorsch, Harold Goetz was born on August 25, 1919 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of William B. and Erna E. (Landau) Lorsch. came to the United States, 1941.
Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1953.
Draftsman, Stone & Webster, Boston, 1941-1942; designer, draftsman, Irington Form & Tank, New York City, 1946-1947; structural designer, D.B. Steinman, New York City, 1947-1948; instructor, New York University, New York City, 1948-1950; assistant professor, City College of New York, New York City, 1950-1957; civil engineer, Lublin McGaughey, Paris, 1955; head of stress analysis, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, 1957-1960; manager in space division, General Electric, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1960-1970; researcher in energy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1970-1973; manager, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1973-1983; professor, Drexel U., Philadelphia, since 1983. Member Technology Advisory Committee, State of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, since 1988.
Member Citizens Coalition for Energy Efficiency, Philadelphia, since 1988, PennJerDel, Philadelphia, since 1992. With United States Army, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (committee member since 1973), American Society of Civil Engineers (life).
Married Edith Ilse Feistman, November 16, 1947. Children: Tim, Rita, Jeffrey.