Lawrence Richard Zeitlin

Background

Zeitlin, Lawrence Richard was born on July 25, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Marc and Sarah (London) Zeitlin.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1954.

Career

Senior scientist, Radio Corporation of America Airborne Systems Laboratory, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1957-1959; associate technical director, Bendix Corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1959-1960; progressive director, Dunlap and Associations, Inc., Santa Monica, California, 1960-1962; senior scientist, Bell laboratories, Washington, 1962-1963; professor ergonomics, Baruch College, New York City, 1963-1998; professor emeritus, Baruch College, New York City, since 1998. Fulbright Foundation, New Delhi, 1987. President Lakeview Research, Inc., Peekskill, New York, 1974-1990.

Active National Transportation Research Board.

Achievements

• Lawrence Richard Zeitlin has been listed as a noteworthy Ergonomics educator emeritus by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Hendrick Hudson School Board, Montrose, New York, 1982-1991. Captain United States Army, 1954-1957. Fellow International Ergonomics Association.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (steering committee), NAS (committee chairman), American Psychological Association, Human Factors Society (delegate to American Association for the Advancement of Science).

Connections

Married Anne Mansen, (divorced 1961). 1 child, Daryn; married Margaret Jensen, June 23, 1965. Children: Michael, Karen.

Father:

Marc Zeitlin

Mother:

Sarah (London) Zeitlin

Spouse:

Margaret Jensen

Spouse:

Anne Mansen

child:

Karen Zeitlin

child:

Michael Zeitlin

child:

Daryn Zeitlin