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The article states that Leo Beranek was born May 15, 1914. Some other sources confirm this birthdate but other sources mention September 15, 1914. In his own new book, Riding the Waves; A life in Sound, Science and Industry Beranek wrote himself that he was born on September 15, 1914. See first pages of the book at the publisher's website. I will change the date at a later time if noone else corrects it. Livinus2nd (talk) 16:31, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

country of origin

Beranek ancestors could not came from Czechoslovakia, as Czechoslovakia was founded after WWII. It could have been either Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867-1918), or Austrian Empire, if they came before 1867. Bohemia is part of today's Czech Republic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.50.112.12 (talk) 13:03, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Beranek and Florence "Floss" Martin Comment

The article notes the two dating during Beranek's time at Cornell College in Iowa, but proceeds to say nothing about the two afterwards. Did they get married? If so, when? (If not, why is Floss so central to Beranek's college years?) Did Beranek leave any survivors? And so on. Just some questions I'd like answered, but I don't have the answers; it seems like this article could use some improvements in that regard: to wit, more about Beranek's adult years and later career. Javert2113 (talk) 04:31, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Javert2113. Leo was married twice. "In 1943 Dr. Bernanek married Phyllis Knight. She died in 1982. He later married Gabriella Sohn, who survives him. Beside his son James, other survivors include another son, Thomas Beranek Haynes; two stepsons, and a granddaughter." That's from his NYT obit. I knew him and his second wife so I don't want to meddle in the article but here is the link and another two obit links to help you - or others - update the page. Happy editing! NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/business/leo-beranek-dead.html Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/10/13/leo-beranek-accoustics-pioneer-and-founder-bbn-technologies-dies/F732cEPdAE3K00y6cO1U9N/story.html and a PDF from the Acoustical Society: http://acousticstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Leo_Beranek.pdf --gobears87 (talk) 17:24, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edit to add: I'm not at all sure why the information about "Floss" is even there. It contributes nothing to the article, and as he didn't marry her seems irrelevant. (Imagine if all bio articles included info on everyone each person had dated... wow!) --gobears87 (talk) 17:26, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]