Background
Birnbaum, Zygmunt William was born on October 18, 1903 in Lwow, Poland. Son of Ignacy and Lina (Nebenzahl) Birnbaum. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943.
Birnbaum, Zygmunt William was born on October 18, 1903 in Lwow, Poland. Son of Ignacy and Lina (Nebenzahl) Birnbaum. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943.
Master of Laws, University Lwow, 1925. Doctor of Philosophy in Math, University Lwow, 1929. Postdoctoral research, University Goettingen, Germany, 1931.
Mathematics instructor, Gymnasium, Lwow, 1926-1929;
chief actuary, Life Insurance Company Phoenix in Poland, 1931-1936;
research biometrician, New York University, 1937-1939;
member of faculty, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1939;
professor mathematics, U. Washington, since 1950. Director laboratory statistical research, since 1948. Visiting professor Stanford, 1951-1952, U. Paris, France, 1960-1961, U. Rome, Italy, 1964, Hebrew U., Jerusalem,1980.
Consultant Boeing Company, since 1956, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, since 1963.
Fellow Institute of Mathematics Statistics (president 1963-1964), American Statistical Association. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, International Statistical Institute, American Association of University Professors.
Married Hilde Merzbach, December 20, 1940. Children: Ann Miriam, Richard Franklin.