Samuel Schechter

Background

Schechter, Samuel was born on March 28, 1923 in Rozwadow, Poland. Son of Isaac and Bertha (Krebs) Schechter. came to the United States, 1929.

Education

AB, Brooklyn College, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1952.

Career

Assistant mathematician, Brown U., Providence, 1945; instructor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1946-1947; research assistant, instructor, Syracuse (New York) U., 1947-1950; instructor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1950-1954; senior research scientist, Courant Institute, New York University, New York City, 1954-1965; acting associate professor, Stanford (California) U., 1965-1966; senior research mathematician, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1966-1988; private consultant, Los Altos Hills, California, since 1988. Consultant Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, 1963-1964. Adjunct Professor Courant Institute New York University, New York City, 1954-1965.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society, Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Doris Goldberg, November 30, 1946. Children: Martha, Paul, Ruth.

Father:

Isaac Schechter

Mother:

Bertha (Krebs) Schechter

Spouse:

Doris Goldberg

child:

Ruth Schechter

child:

Martha Schechter

child:

Paul Schechter