Monroe Gilbert Sirken

Background

Sirken, Monroe Gilbert was born on January 11, 1921 in New York City. Son of Irving and Henrietta (Oram) Sirken.

Education

Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1946; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1950.

Career

Lecturer, Medical School U. Washington, Seattle, 1949; fellow, Statistics Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, 1950; statistician, Census Bureau, Suitland, Maryland., 1951-1954; statistician, Public Health Svc., Washington, 1954-1960; statistician, National Center Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland., since 1961. Consultant National Institutes of Health, 1980-1985, National Institute Drug Addiction, 1976-1980, National Science Foundation, since 1986, Health Care Finance Administration, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Monroe Gilbert Sirken has been listed as a noteworthy Statistician by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Blanche Skalak Horvitz (divorced 1960). Children: Robert, Philip.

Father:

Irving Sirken

Mother:

Henrietta (Oram) Sirken

Spouse:

Blanche Skalak Horvitz

child:

Robert Sirken

child:

Philip Sirken