Background
Schaefer, Philip William was born on February 16, 1935 in Baltimore. Son of John Herman and Caroline Ellen (Doran) Schaefer.
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Schaefer, Philip William was born on February 16, 1935 in Baltimore. Son of John Herman and Caroline Ellen (Doran) Schaefer.
Bachelor of Science, John Carroll U., 1956; Master of Science, John Carroll U., 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1964.
Instructor, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1959-1960; assistant professor, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1964-1967; assistant professor to associate professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1967-1977; professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1977. Consultant Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National laboratories, 1967-1968.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1957-1959. Member American Mathematics Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Married Patricia Elizabeth Kirby, October 11, 1958. Children: Daniel T., Barbara T., Michael C., Susan E.