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'''Albert Hosmer Bowker''' (September 8, 1919 – January 20, 2008) was an [[United States|American]] [[statistician]] and university administrator. Born in [[Massachusetts]], he worked at [[Stanford University]] in the late 1940s to early 1950s. In 1953, he was elected as a [[Fellow of the American Statistical Association]].<ref>[http://www.amstat.org/awards/fellowslist.cfm View/Search Fellows of the ASA], accessed 2016-07-23.</ref> He then served as Chancellor of the [[City University of New York]] from 1963 to 1971. During this period, in 1964, he married his second wife, [[Rosedith Sitgreaves]],<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/27/miss-sitgreaves-and-dr-bowker-marry-in-easton.html|title=Miss Sitgreaves And Dr. Bowker Marry in Easton|date=September 27, 1964|newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}.</ref> herself a notable statistician who had gone through the graduate program in statistics at [[Columbia University]] with Bowker and was at the time a professor at Columbia.<ref name="cu">{{citation
'''Albert Hosmer Bowker''' (September 8, 1919 – January 20, 2008) was an American [[statistician]] and university administrator. Born in [[Massachusetts]], he worked at [[Stanford University]] in the late 1940s to early 1950s. In 1953, he was elected as a [[Fellow of the American Statistical Association]].<ref>[http://www.amstat.org/awards/fellowslist.cfm View/Search Fellows of the ASA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616161612/https://www.amstat.org/awards/fellowslist.cfm |date=2016-06-16 }}, accessed 2016-07-23.</ref> He then served as Chancellor of the [[City University of New York]] from 1963 to 1971. During this period, in 1964, he married his second wife, [[Rosedith Sitgreaves]],<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/27/miss-sitgreaves-and-dr-bowker-marry-in-easton.html|title=Miss Sitgreaves And Dr. Bowker Marry in Easton|date=September 27, 1964|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}.</ref> herself a notable statistician who had gone through the graduate program in statistics at [[Columbia University]] with Bowker and was at the time a professor at Columbia.<ref name="cu">{{citation
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| title = Strength in numbers: the rising of academic statistics departments in the U.S
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| year = 2013}}. See in particular [https://books.google.com/books?id=kPGJUiUCJZkC&pg=PA35 p.&nbsp;35].</ref> He served as Chancellor of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] from 1971 to 1980<ref name="sfc-2008jan25">{{cite news |url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-01-25/bay-area/17149416_1_uc-berkeley-foundation-chancellor-tsinghua |title=Albert H. Bowker - UC Berkeley chancellor |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |first=Jim |last=Doyle |date=2008-01-25 |accessdate=2011-12-06}}</ref> until serving as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Post-Secondary Education in the [[Carter administration]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/CalHistory/chancellor.bowker.html |title=Days of Cal &#124; Albert H. Bowker |publisher=Bancroft.berkeley.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-12-06}}</ref> After 1 year, he went to the [[University of Maryland]] to serve as Dean of the School of Public Affairs. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2008.
| year = 2013}}. See in particular [https://books.google.com/books?id=kPGJUiUCJZkC&pg=PA35 p.&nbsp;35].</ref> He served as Chancellor of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] from 1971 to 1980<ref name="sfc-2008jan25">{{cite news |url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-01-25/bay-area/17149416_1_uc-berkeley-foundation-chancellor-tsinghua |title=Albert H. Bowker - UC Berkeley chancellor |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |first=Jim |last=Doyle |date=2008-01-25 |accessdate=2011-12-06}}</ref> until serving as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Post-Secondary Education in the [[Carter administration]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/CalHistory/chancellor.bowker.html |title=Days of Cal &#124; Albert H. Bowker |publisher=Bancroft.berkeley.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-12-06 |archive-date=2011-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225064706/http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/CalHistory/chancellor.bowker.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> After 1 year, he went to the [[University of Maryland]] to serve as Dean of the School of Public Affairs. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2008.


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Latest revision as of 16:11, 20 October 2023

Albert Hosmer Bowker
5th Chancellor of the
University of California, Berkeley
In office
1971–1980
Preceded byRoger W. Heyns
Succeeded byIra Michael Heyman
2nd Chancellor of the City University of New York
In office
1963–1971
Preceded byJohn Rutherford Everett
Succeeded byRobert Joseph Kibbee
Personal details
Born(1919-09-08)September 8, 1919
Winchendon, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 20, 2008(2008-01-20) (aged 88)
Portola Valley, California
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineStatistics
Institutions

Albert Hosmer Bowker (September 8, 1919 – January 20, 2008) was an American statistician and university administrator. Born in Massachusetts, he worked at Stanford University in the late 1940s to early 1950s. In 1953, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[1] He then served as Chancellor of the City University of New York from 1963 to 1971. During this period, in 1964, he married his second wife, Rosedith Sitgreaves,[2] herself a notable statistician who had gone through the graduate program in statistics at Columbia University with Bowker and was at the time a professor at Columbia.[3] He served as Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley from 1971 to 1980[4] until serving as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Post-Secondary Education in the Carter administration.[5] After 1 year, he went to the University of Maryland to serve as Dean of the School of Public Affairs. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2008.

Early life and education[edit]

Bowker was born on September 8, 1919, in Winchendon, Massachusetts. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a B.S. in mathematics and later went to Columbia University where he received a Ph.D. in statistics.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ View/Search Fellows of the ASA Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-07-23.
  2. ^ "Miss Sitgreaves And Dr. Bowker Marry in Easton", The New York Times, September 27, 1964.
  3. ^ Zheng, Tian; Ying, Zhiliang (2013), "Columbia University Statistics", Strength in numbers: the rising of academic statistics departments in the U.S, Springer, New York, pp. 27–38, MR 3077323. See in particular p. 35.
  4. ^ a b Doyle, Jim (2008-01-25). "Albert H. Bowker - UC Berkeley chancellor". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. ^ "Days of Cal | Albert H. Bowker". Bancroft.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the City University of New York
1963 – 1971 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley
1971 – 1980 		Succeeded by
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