Background
Cohen, Harold Larry was born on May 24, 1925 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Fannie (Herman) Cohen.
Cohen, Harold Larry was born on May 24, 1925 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Fannie (Herman) Cohen.
Bachelor, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1949.
Professor, chairman department design Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1955-1964. Associate professor psychiatry and behavioral science Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1967-1968. Educational director Institute Behavioral Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1964-1968, executive director, 1968-1974.
President The Experimental College, 1970-1974. Professor, dean School Architecture and Environmental Design, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1974-1984, professor department design studies, 1985-1988, faculty research professor, dean emeritus, since 1988. Director World Health Organization Health in Housing Center State University of New York-Buffalo, since 1988.
Director, designer entertainment district City of Buffalo, 1976-1978. Member World Health Organization/United Nations Environ.Program Technology Panel on Environmental Health Aspects of Housing and Urban Planning, since 1985. Board directors Mayor's Commission on Arts and Cultural Affairs, Buffalo, 1978-1981, Cambridge Center Behavioral Studies, since 1982.
Board directors transit mall task group Niagra Frontier Transit Authority, since 1982. Member New York Governor Mario Cuomo's Task Force on School and Business Alliance, since 1987. Honorary board directors Albright-Knox Art Gallery, since 1982.
Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member Association for Tropical Biology (director 1981-1983). Associate fellow Buffalo Museum of Science (since 1981).
Married Mary Della Kohn, November 11, 1951. Children: Jano Lynn, Lore Devra, David Louis.