- Born 19 August 1919, Berlin, Germany
- Died 7 July 2013, Pacific Palisades CA
- License, Mathematics, University of Geneva 1940
- License, Physics, University of Geneva 1941
- PhD February 1949, Cornell University
- Adviser: William Feller
- Dissertation: The solution of a differential equation of parabolic type
- Primary employer: California State University Northridge