Background
Harris, Theodore Edward was born on January 11, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Julius and Hazel (Rosenfield) Harris.
Harris, Theodore Edward was born on January 11, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Julius and Hazel (Rosenfield) Harris.
Student, Southern Methodist University, 1937. Bachelor, University Texas, Austin, 1939. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1946.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1947. Doctor of Technology (honorary), Chalmers Institute of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1989.
With, Rand Corporation, 1947-1966;department chairman mathematics, Rand Corporation, 1959-1966;professor mathematics, University of Southern California, 1966-1989;professor emeritus, University of Southern California, since 1989. Visiting assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1949-1950. Visiting associate professor Columbia, 1953.
Visiting professor Stanford University, 1963. Lecturer University of Southern California, 1989-1997.
Served to major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Mathematics Statistics (president 1966-1967). Member American Mathematics Society, National Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Constance Ruth Feder, June 29, 1947. Children: Stephen Joel, Marcia Faye.