Background
Eberlein, William Frederick was born on June 25, 1917 in Shawano, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Michael Gustave and Lora Elizabeth (Rather) Eberlein.
Eberlein, William Frederick was born on June 25, 1917 in Shawano, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Michael Gustave and Lora Elizabeth (Rather) Eberlein.
Eberlein studied from 1936 to 1942 at the University of Wisconsin and at Harvard University, where he received in 1942 a Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis Closure, Convexity, and Linearity in Banach Spaces under the direction of Marshall Stone.
Instructor, Purdue University, 1946; Instructor, University of Michigan, 1946-1947; member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1947-1948; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1948-1954; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, 1954-1955; visiting professor, Wayne U., Detroit, 1955-1956; member, Courant Institute, New York University, New York City, 1956-1957; professor mathematics, U. Rochester (New York), 1957-1982; professor emeritus, U. Rochester (New York), from 1982.
Member Democratic Committee, Rochester, 1958-1960. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American Clubs: Harvard (Rochester).
Married Mary Barry, May 29, 1943 (divorced January 1952). Children– Patrick, Kathryn, Michael, Robert. Married Patricia James, June 23, 1956 (divorced September 1976).
Children– Kristen, Sarah, Mary.