Background
Voss, John was born on July 7, 1917 in Albany, Oregon, United States. Son of Enoch George and Lulu (Porter) Voss.
Voss, John was born on July 7, 1917 in Albany, Oregon, United States. Son of Enoch George and Lulu (Porter) Voss.
Bachelor of Arts, Willamette U., 1938; Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Harvard University, 1942.
Instructor history, Tufts U., 1946-1947;
Instructor history, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949-1954;
manager special projects, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1954-1964;
Executive officer, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Boston, 1964-1986;
president, ICIPE Foundation, 1985-1990. Member corporation International Centre Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, since 1968. Trustee ICIPE Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden, 1977-1990.
Member United States Pugwash Committee, 1966-1985.
Trustee, member executive committee, secretary-treasurer National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1975-1992, trustee emeritus, since 1992. Secretary Commission on Year 2000, 1965-1968. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science., American Academy Arts and Sciences Clubs: St. Botolph, Century, Appalachian Mountain, Massachusetts Audubon Society.
Married Barbara Fischer, September 8, 1945. Children: Christopher, Caroline.