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'''Louis B. Kahn''' (b. 9 May 1918; d. 5 July 2012) was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] to [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] and [[Latvian people|Latvian]] parents. In 1959, he was one of 10 leading pioneers in the application of statistics using electronic computers, and he presented the Queen of England with a statistical paper that he read to the [[Royal Statistical Society]]. He had been in [[World War II]] in the 9th Infantry Division in Germany as 1st Lieutenant and was honored the Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Medals and 3 Battle Stars. Prof. Kahn's Ph.D thesis was published as a book entitled ''A Study of Productivity and Its Measurement''<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=uYRPAAAAMAAJ A Study of Productivity and Its Measurement]''</ref> in 1951. Prof. Kahn co-authored a book entitled ''Logistics Papers''<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=BvHjPAAACAAJ&dq Logistics Papers]</ref> with J.E. Hamilton in 1956. He also authored a paper entitled "A Statistical Model for Evaluating the Reliability of Safety Systems for Plants Manufacturing Hazardous Products"<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1266447 A Statistical Model for Evaluating the Reliability of Safety Systems for Plants Manufacturing Hazardous Products]</ref> in 1959. |
'''Louis B. Kahn''' (b. 9 May 1918; d. 5 July 2012) was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] to [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] and [[Latvian people|Latvian]] parents. In 1959, he was one of 10 leading pioneers in the application of statistics using electronic computers, and he presented the Queen of England with a statistical paper that he read to the [[Royal Statistical Society]]. He had been in [[World War II]] in the 9th Infantry Division in Germany as 1st Lieutenant and was honored the Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Medals and 3 Battle Stars. Prof. Kahn's Ph.D thesis was published as a book entitled ''A Study of Productivity and Its Measurement''<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=uYRPAAAAMAAJ A Study of Productivity and Its Measurement]''</ref> in 1951. Prof. Kahn co-authored a book entitled ''Logistics Papers''<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=BvHjPAAACAAJ&dq Logistics Papers]</ref> with J.E. Hamilton in 1956. He also authored a paper entitled "A Statistical Model for Evaluating the Reliability of Safety Systems for Plants Manufacturing Hazardous Products"<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1266447 A Statistical Model for Evaluating the Reliability of Safety Systems for Plants Manufacturing Hazardous Products]</ref> in 1959. |
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Louis B. Kahn (b. 9 May 1918; d. 5 July 2012) was born in Chicago, Illinois to Hungarian and Latvian parents. In 1959, he was one of 10 leading pioneers in the application of statistics using electronic computers, and he presented the Queen of England with a statistical paper that he read to the Royal Statistical Society. He had been in World War II in the 9th Infantry Division in Germany as 1st Lieutenant and was honored the Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Medals and 3 Battle Stars. Prof. Kahn's Ph.D thesis was published as a book entitled A Study of Productivity and Its Measurement[1] in 1951. Prof. Kahn co-authored a book entitled Logistics Papers[2] with J.E. Hamilton in 1956. He also authored a paper entitled "A Statistical Model for Evaluating the Reliability of Safety Systems for Plants Manufacturing Hazardous Products"[3] in 1959.
In 1961, the Shell Development Company[4] in Emeryville, California appointed Louis B. Kahn the editor of a new journal, The Logistics Review and Military Logistics Journal[5]. The publication was the official journal of the Military Logistics Society.
Education
Kahn received a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science and Economics from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1940. He received a Master of Science degree in Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, and a Ph.D in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin in 1948 and 1951, respectively.
University of Manchester, School of Technology - Certificate of Metallurgy (1945)
References
Who'sWho in the West, 15th edition, 1976-1977. Chicago, IL: Marquis Who'sWho, 1977
American Men and Women of Science, 13TH EDITION, VOLUME 3 H–K, 1976
Stock system minimizes risks by George Rhodes, S.F. Examiner & Chronicle, January 20, 1974.
Death
Prof. Kahn died on July 5, 2012 at Chaparral Skilled Nursing in Berkeley, California from complications due to old age.
An obituary published on April 27, 2013 in the Oakland Tribune is viewable here.
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