Background
Marcus, Marvin was born on July 31, 1927 in Albuquerque. Son of David Clarence and Esther (Rosenthal) Marcus.
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Marvin Marcus
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Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1953.
Career
Instructor, then assistant professor, U. B.C., 1954-1956; associate professor, U. B.C., 1957-1962; postdoctoral research fellow, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1956-1957; professor, University of California at Santa Barbara, since 1962; director, Institute for Interdisciplinary Applications of Algebra and Combinatorics, 1973-1979; department chairman mathematics, Institute for Interdisciplinary Applications of Algebra and Combinatorics, 1963-1968; dean research development, Institute for Interdisciplinary Applications of Algebra and Combinatorics, 1978; associate vice-chancellor research and academic development, Institute for Interdisciplinary Applications of Algebra and Combinatorics, 1979-1986. Visiting distinguished professor of University Islamabad, West Pakistan, 1970. Cons. Bureau Naval Ordnance, Pasadena, California.
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Membership
Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Association for Computing Machinery, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon.
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Married Arlen Ingrid Sahlman, September 14, 1951. Children: Jeffrey Thomas, Karen Melissa. Married Rebecca Elizabeth Michael, October 12, 1965.
