Martin Aaron Abkowitz

Background

Abkowitz, Martin Aaron was born on September 19, 1918 in Revere, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Max and Annie (Weise) Abkowitz.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940. A.M. in Physics, Harvard, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Harvard, 1953.

Career

Naval architect, David Taylor Model Basin, 1940-1942; physicist, David Taylor Model Basin, 1946-1949; faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949-1988; professor ocean engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-1988; professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from 1988. Construction engineering, from 1949, Fulbright lecturer, Denmark, 1962-1963, France, 1971-1972, Israel, 1979.

Membership

Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Davette Eisenstein, March 9, 1947. Children: Janis Lynne, Mark David, Suzanne Jill.

Father:

Max Abkowitz

Mother:

Annie (Weise) Abkowitz

Spouse:

Davette Eisenstein

child:

Mark David Abkowitz

child:

Janis Lynne Abkowitz

child:

Suzanne Jill Abkowitz