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Rolf Erwin Bargmann, German computer scientist, educator. President University Georgia chapter American Association of University Professors, Athens, 1975—1977; Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Statistical Association; member: American Association for Computing Machines, International Statistical Institute, Sigma Xi.

Background

Bargmann, Rolf Erwin was born on May 13, 1921 in Glückstadt, Schleswig, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1962. Son of Erwin Bargmann and Martha (née)Bargmann.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in stats, University North Carolina, 1958.

Career

Court interpreter Nuremberg Trials, Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes, Nürnberg, Germany, 1947—1948. Fellow, Rockefeller Foundation Psychometrics Laboratory, University Chicago, 1951—1952. Research assistant, head statistics department Institute for International Education Research, Frankfurt, Germany, 1952—1955.

Research assistant Psychometric Lab, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1955—1957. Professor statistics Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1957—1961. Research staff member, manager information science International Business Machines Corporation Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1961—1965.

Professor of statistics and computer science University Georgia, Athens, since 1965, professor statistics and computer science, emeritus department statistics, since 1990. Visiting lecturer Institut national d'études démographiques. University of Paris, 1965.

Exchange professor University Erlangen/Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany, 1978. Visiting professor University Dortmund, Rhineland Westphalia, Germany, 1980. Research fellow United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1990.

Achievements

  • Rolf Erwin Bargmann has been listed as a notable computer scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President University Georgia chapter American Association of University Professors, Athens, 1975—1977. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Statistical Association. Member: American Association for Computing Machines, International Statistical Institute, Sigma Xi.

Interests

  • Music (piano, accordion), travel.

Connections

Married Ilse Heckenbach, May 24, 1920. Children: Monika Brown, Evelyn, Cornelia, Dorie.

Father:
Erwin Bargmann Bargmann

Mother:
Martha (née)Bargmann

Spouse:
Ilse Heckenbach

child:
Monika Brown Bargmann

child:
Evelyn Bargmann

child:
Dorie Bargmann

child:
Cornelia Bargmann