Background
Wohl, Martin was born on July 13, 1930 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Stanley Siedenbach and Helen Frances (Robertson) Wohl.
transportation engineering educator
Wohl, Martin was born on July 13, 1930 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Stanley Siedenbach and Helen Frances (Robertson) Wohl.
Student, United States Military Academy, 1950. Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960.
DEngring., University California, Berkeley, 1966.
He served in the Army Corps in 1950s and then received his Master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960s. About five years later, he co-wrote the book The Urban Transportation Problem in 1965 with John R. Meyer and John F. Kain that made him well-known. Their book was the first book that scientifically analyzed the costs of transportation models.
A year later, he received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Then, he became an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for two years before he moved to Washington District of Columbia, serving for Kennedy administration. After his federal service terminated, he became the director of transportation studies at the Urban Institute and three years afterwards, he was a transportation systems professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
He retired in 1990, co-authored five technical books, and wrote more than 70 peer reviewed journal articles on transportation.
Board directors Cambridge Civic Association, 1958-1962. Member advisory board Governor of Massachusetts, 1962-1963. Member corporation development committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-1983.
Served to lst lieutenant United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club (president 1977-1979), Cosmos Club, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Ann Hedges Findley, December 20 1958 (divorced 1971). Children: Charles Martin, Richard Thomas (deceased 1995). Married Nancy Lynn Russell, April 24, 1982 (divorced 1986).
Married Kay Hudson, June 30, 1991 (divorced 2000).