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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectDavid Lazarus
Dates
September 8, 1921 – September 8, 2011
Authorized Form of Name
Lazarus, David, 1921-
Additional Forms of Names
Lazarus, David, 1921-2011
Biography
Abstract
David Lazarus was Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1949-2011). Other institutional affiliations included the University of Chicago and Harvard University. His research interests included the diffusion of solids and ionic crystals.
Important Dates
September 8, 1921Birth, Buffalo (N.Y.).
1942Obtained BS, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1942 – 1943Researcher, Instrument Electronics Laboratory, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1943 – 1945Research Associate, Harvard Radio Research Laboratory.
1949Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1949 – 2011Instructor (1949-1951); Assistant Professor (1951-1955); Associate Professor (1955-1959); Professor (1959-1987); and Professor Emeritus (1987-2011), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Chicago (Ill.).
1968 – 1969Visiting Professor and Guggenheim Fellow, University of Paris.
1978 – 1979Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1981 – 1986Chair, Council on Materials Science, United States Department of Energy.
1981 – 1991Editor-in-Chief, Physical Review, American Physical Society.
September 8, 2011Death, Urbana (Ill.).
Occupation
Solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Lazarus, Barbara
Daughter.
Lazarus, Betty
Wife. Married 1943.
Lazarus, Mary Ann
Daughter.
Lazarus, Richard
Son.
Lazarus, William
Son.
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Anderson, A. C. (Ansel Cochran), 1933-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Cooper, Leon N. (Leon Neil), 1930-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Drickamer, H. G. (Harry George), 1918-2002
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Hahn, E. L. (Erwin Louis), 1921-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Jackson, John David, 1925-2016
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Kerst, Donald William, 1911-1993
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Loomis, F. W. (Francis Wheeler), 1889-1976
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Low, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1921-2007
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Overhauser, Albert Warner, 1925-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Schrieffer, J. R. (John Robert), 1931-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Tape, Gerald Frederick, 1915-2005
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Additional
Piore, Emanuel Ruben, 1908-2000
Institutions
Major Positions
Editor-in-Chief, Physical Review.
Harvard University. Radio Research Laboratory
Research Associate.
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1942) and PhD in Physics (1949). Researcher, Instrument Electronics Laboratory.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Physics
Instructor; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Professor; and Professor Emeritus.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
General Electric Company. Research and Development Center
General Electric Company. Research Laboratory
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Visiting Professor.
United States. Department of Energy
Chair, Council on Materials Science.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Université de Paris
Visiting Professor and Guggenheim Fellow.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
David Lazarus autobiographical sketch, circa 1949.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
David Lazarus papers, 1945-1987.
University Archives
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Oral history interview with David Lazarus, 1981 December 4.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
New horizons in physics: a celebration on the occasion of John Bardeen's 80th birthday [sound recording], 1988.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
The Loomis legacy / by David Lazarus.
Subject
David Lazarus Physics Today obituary.
David Lazarus University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign memorial page.