Background
Gereben, Istvan Bela was born on January 17, 1933 in Sopron, Hungary. Arrived in the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1962. Son of Jozsef Gereben and Iren Dold.
oceanographer acoustical engineer
Gereben, Istvan Bela was born on January 17, 1933 in Sopron, Hungary. Arrived in the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1962. Son of Jozsef Gereben and Iren Dold.
Master of Science in Engineering, Technology University of Sopron, Hungary, 1956.
Geophysicist Office of Geodesy and Geophysics, Budapest, Hungary, 1956. Research assistant Lamont Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York, 1959—1962. Research engineer Westinghouse Electric Company, Baltimore, 1962—1966.
Senior engineer Hydrospace Research Corporation, Rockville, 1966—1970. Division manager TRACOR, Inc., 1970—1972. Technical manager TRW Inc.
Systems Division, McLane, Virginia, 1972—1996. Consultant engineer Marine Acoustics Inc., Arlington, 1996—1998.
Co-chairman Hungarian Freedon Fighters' Federation United States of America, Washington, 1962—1992. Director Freedom Federation, 1975—1993. Director national representative committee Heritage Groups, 1972—1990.
Executive secretary coordinator committee Hungarian Organizations in North America, 1972—1990. Member of United States Naval Institute, American Geophysical Union.
Married Erzsebet Terez Gombas, February 7, 1936. Children: Erzsebet Czifra, Balazs, Geza, Agnes Schafer.