Journal of Heredity 2004:95(1)
© 2004 The American Genetic Association 95:93-94
Obituary |
Howard Levene Remembered
University Distinguished Professor, Emeritus Department of Biology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061
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Howard Levene, professor of mathematical statistics and genetics at Columbia University, died on July 2, 2003, at the age of 89. Upon graduating summa cum laude from New York University in 1941, Howard joined a research group working on military projects at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. at Columbia and soon after joined the faculty.
I do not intend to assemble here a résumé of Howard's life. Rather, I intend