Background
Wirszup, Izaak was born on January 5, 1915 in Wilno, Poland. Son of Samuel and Pera (Golomb) Wirszup. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1955.
Wirszup, Izaak was born on January 5, 1915 in Wilno, Poland. Son of Samuel and Pera (Golomb) Wirszup. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1955.
Magister of Philosophy in Math, University Wilno, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in Math, University Chicago, 1955.
Lecturer mathematics Technology Institute Wilno, 1939-1941. Director Bureau d'Études et de Statistiques Spéciales, Société Centrale d'Achat-Société Anonyme des Monoprix, Paris, 1946-1949. Member faculty University Chicago, 1949—1985, professor mathematics, 1965-1985, professor emeritus, 1985—2008, principal investigator University Chicago School Mathematics Project (sponsored by Amoco Foundation, also director resource development component), 1983—2008, director International Mathematics Education Resource Center, from 1988.
Director National Science Foundation Survey Applied Soviet Research in Mathematics Education, 1985-1991. Consultant Ford Foundation, Colombia, Peru, 1965-1966, School Math Study Group, 1960, 61, 66-68. Participant, writer teacher training material African Mathematics Program, Entebbe, Uganda, summer 1964, Mombasa, Kenya, summers 1965-1966.
Associate director Survey Recent Eastern European Mathematics Literature, 1956-1968, director, 1968-1984. Director National Science Foundation program application computers to management, 1976-1983. Consultant National Science Foundation-Agency for International Development Science Education Program, India, 1969.
Member United States Commission on Mathematics Institution, 1969-1973. Co-principal investigator University Chicago-Polk Brothers Foundation Program for the Development of Mathematics Teachers in Chicago Public Schools, since 1999.
Member New York Academy of Sciences, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Council Teachers of Mathematics (chairman committee international mathematics education 1967-1969, Lifetime Achievement medal for Leadership, Teaching, and Service in Mathematics Education 1996).
Married Pola Ofman, July 19, 1940 (deceased 1943). 1 son, Vladimir (deceased 1943). Married Pera Poswianska, April 23, 1949.
1 daughter, Marina (Mistress Arnold M. Tatar).