Meyer Dwass

Background

Dwass, Meyer was born on April 9, 1923 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of Israel and Golda (Haz) Dwass.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, George Washington University, 1949; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, 1952.

Career

Statistician, United States Census Bureau, Suitland, Maryland., 1948-1950; assistant professor mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1952-1958; associate professor, Northwestern University, 1958-1960; professor, Northwestern University, 1960-1989; department chairman mathematics, Northwestern University, 1978-1981; director, Center for Statistics and Probability, 1975-1984; translator Yiddish, 1989-1996.

Works

• book

  • First Steps in Probability

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow Institute Mathematics Statistics. Member American Mathematics Society, American Statistical Association, Institute Mathematics Statistics, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Shirley Labowitz, May 29, 1949. Children— Golda, Emily, Michael, Claudia.

Father:

Israel Dwass

Mother:

Golda (Haz) Dwass

Spouse:

Shirley Labowitz