Jacob Joseph Levin

Background

Levin, Jacob Joseph was born on December 21, 1926 in New York City. Son of David and Rose (Kaplan) Levin.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, College City New York, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1953.

Career

Instructor mathematics, Purdue University, 1953-1955; lecturer, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1955-1956; staff member, Lincoln Laboratory of Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1956-1963; professor mathematics, University of Wisconsin, since 1963. Visiting professor U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1977-1978.

Achievements

• Jacob Joseph Levin has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946. Member American Mathematics Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Avis Harriet Ofstrock, September 7, 1952. Children— Debra F., Kenneth E., Claire B.

Father:

David Levin

Mother:

Rose (Kaplan) Levin

Spouse:

Avis Harriet Ofstrock