- Born 10 July 1926, Beirut, Lebanon
- Died 28 December 2020, Berkeley CA
- BA American University of Beirut 1946
- MA American University of Beirut 1948
- PhD June 1957, University of California at Berkeley
- Adviser: Elizabeth Scott
- Dissertation: Some statistical tests of hypotheses in learning theory
- Primary employer: American University of Beirut, Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland OH)