Background
Buerkle, Jack Vincent was born on August 9, 1923 in West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Adam and Clemence (Henderson) Buerkle.
Buerkle, Jack Vincent was born on August 9, 1923 in West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Adam and Clemence (Henderson) Buerkle.
Bachelor of Arts, University Illinois, 1948; Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1954.
Assistant professor, Lake Forest College, 1954-1955; assistant professor, Yale, 1955-1960; member of faculty, Temple University, since 1960; professor sociology, Temple University, since 1963; department chairman, Temple University, 1963-1971; senior vice president, The French Riviera, Inc., Philadelphia, since 1994. Visiting professor Der Wirtschaftshochschule, Mannheim, West Germany, 1966-1967. Host Jazz Encounters, Station WRTI, Philadelphia, since 1987, Jazz Encounters Today, since 1992.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Sociological Association, American Psychological Association, Eastern Sociological Society, Institut International de Sociologie, Sigma Xi. Club: Corinthian Yacht of Cape May (New Jersey) (commodore).
Married Martha Louise Edwards. Children: Stephen Vincent, Melanie Lake.