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Author of: Survived to Tell: The Autobiography of Edward Keonjian
Microelectronics: theory, design, and fabrication
Edward Keonjian was born in 1909 to an Armenian family in Tiflis, in the southern part of Russia, now known as the Georgian Republic. He obtained academic degrees in electrical engineering from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1932. When Leningrad was besieged in World War II, Edward was teaching at the Institute. Millions were perishing from cold and starvation. When he too collapsed from hunger, he was mistaken for dead and placed in a common grave.
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Former UA prof dies at 90
By Dylan McKinley
Arizona Daily Wildcat,September 13, 1999
Edward Keonjian, a distinguished UA engineering professor in residence, died Sept. 6 from a ruptured artery. He was 90.
Keonjian had more than 100 papers and journals published and 27 U. S. and foreign patents involving transistor circuits and microelectronics.
"He touched everyone in some way or another," said Maria Keonjian, his wife. "He was a wonderful person, a wonderful husband and he will be missed. There are no words to describe it. He was such a genius and was so caring to everyone he knew. He will be missed."
He earned his doctorate of philosophy in 1932 from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering. He also worked at Grunman Aircraft with Neil Armstrong, as chief of failure analysis on the Apollo 11 project.
He was a member of the Explorer's Club, the Circumnavigators Club and the Archaeological Institute of America.
Last year, he and his wife established the Edward and Maria Keonjian Chair in Microelectronics at the University of Arizona.
Keonjian was born in Tiflis, Georgia in Russia, and came to the United States in 1947. He moved to Green Valley in 1993 from New York.
He is survived by his wife, Maria; three children, Edward Keonjian, Jr., of Portland, Ore., Mikael Safarian of Long Island, N.Y., Asya Safarian of Long Island., N.Y. and three grandchildren.
A wake will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Valley Funeral Home, 2545 N. Tucson Blvd. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Resurrection Antiochian Church, 715 W. Vanover Road. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may contribute to the Edward and Maria Keonjian Endowment in Microelectronics. Donations should be made out to the UA Foundation and sent to Dianne Smith, College of Engineering and Mines, Civil Engineering Building Room 100, P.O. Box 210072, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0072.
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FUNERAL NOTICES
by Tucson Citizen on Sep 16, 1999, under Tucson and Arizona
KEONJIAN, Edward; He was born in Russia on August 14, 1909 and died on September 6, 1999 in Tucson, AZ. Survived by his wife, Maria and children, Edward Keonjian, Jr. (Karen) and Mickael Safarian and Asya Safarian. He will be sadly missed by his many friends and family. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at VALLEY FUNERAL HOME, 2545 N. Tucson Blvd., with Trisagion Service at 7:45 p.m. Funeral service at Holy Resurrection Church at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 18th followed by burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
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IEEE Global History Network
Edward Keonjian
Biography
Edward Keonjian was born in Tiflis, Russia on August 14th 1909, and eventually moved to Leningrad. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1932 and eventually was a professor there.
During World War II he survived cold and hunger during the Siege of Leningrad and later escaped from a German slave labor camp with his wife and son. Dr. Keonjian told his story in his autobiography "Survived to Tell," which he wrote when he was 87 years old.
At the age of 38 he moved his family to the U.S. where he worked for General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y. There he and eight other engineers published "Principles of Trimsistor Circuits." He later edited and co-authored "Microelectronics: Theory, Design and Fabrication" which sold more than a million copies and was translated into six languages. He authored more than 100 other publications and held 27 patents.
He spent several years in Egypt and India as an electronics specialist for the United Nations. From 1994-97 he was an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona, and later became Distinguished Professor in Residence from 1997 till his death. There he endowed the Edward Keonjian Visiting Professorship in Microelectronics.
Keonjian died on September 6th, 1999.
Author of: Survived to Tell: The Autobiography of Edward Keonjian
Microelectronics: theory, design, and fabrication
Edward Keonjian was born in 1909 to an Armenian family in Tiflis, in the southern part of Russia, now known as the Georgian Republic. He obtained academic degrees in electrical engineering from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1932. When Leningrad was besieged in World War II, Edward was teaching at the Institute. Millions were perishing from cold and starvation. When he too collapsed from hunger, he was mistaken for dead and placed in a common grave.
........................................
Former UA prof dies at 90
By Dylan McKinley
Arizona Daily Wildcat,September 13, 1999
Edward Keonjian, a distinguished UA engineering professor in residence, died Sept. 6 from a ruptured artery. He was 90.
Keonjian had more than 100 papers and journals published and 27 U. S. and foreign patents involving transistor circuits and microelectronics.
"He touched everyone in some way or another," said Maria Keonjian, his wife. "He was a wonderful person, a wonderful husband and he will be missed. There are no words to describe it. He was such a genius and was so caring to everyone he knew. He will be missed."
He earned his doctorate of philosophy in 1932 from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering. He also worked at Grunman Aircraft with Neil Armstrong, as chief of failure analysis on the Apollo 11 project.
He was a member of the Explorer's Club, the Circumnavigators Club and the Archaeological Institute of America.
Last year, he and his wife established the Edward and Maria Keonjian Chair in Microelectronics at the University of Arizona.
Keonjian was born in Tiflis, Georgia in Russia, and came to the United States in 1947. He moved to Green Valley in 1993 from New York.
He is survived by his wife, Maria; three children, Edward Keonjian, Jr., of Portland, Ore., Mikael Safarian of Long Island, N.Y., Asya Safarian of Long Island., N.Y. and three grandchildren.
A wake will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Valley Funeral Home, 2545 N. Tucson Blvd. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Resurrection Antiochian Church, 715 W. Vanover Road. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may contribute to the Edward and Maria Keonjian Endowment in Microelectronics. Donations should be made out to the UA Foundation and sent to Dianne Smith, College of Engineering and Mines, Civil Engineering Building Room 100, P.O. Box 210072, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0072.
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FUNERAL NOTICES
by Tucson Citizen on Sep 16, 1999, under Tucson and Arizona
KEONJIAN, Edward; He was born in Russia on August 14, 1909 and died on September 6, 1999 in Tucson, AZ. Survived by his wife, Maria and children, Edward Keonjian, Jr. (Karen) and Mickael Safarian and Asya Safarian. He will be sadly missed by his many friends and family. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at VALLEY FUNERAL HOME, 2545 N. Tucson Blvd., with Trisagion Service at 7:45 p.m. Funeral service at Holy Resurrection Church at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 18th followed by burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
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IEEE Global History Network
Edward Keonjian
Biography
Edward Keonjian was born in Tiflis, Russia on August 14th 1909, and eventually moved to Leningrad. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1932 and eventually was a professor there.
During World War II he survived cold and hunger during the Siege of Leningrad and later escaped from a German slave labor camp with his wife and son. Dr. Keonjian told his story in his autobiography "Survived to Tell," which he wrote when he was 87 years old.
At the age of 38 he moved his family to the U.S. where he worked for General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y. There he and eight other engineers published "Principles of Trimsistor Circuits." He later edited and co-authored "Microelectronics: Theory, Design and Fabrication" which sold more than a million copies and was translated into six languages. He authored more than 100 other publications and held 27 patents.
He spent several years in Egypt and India as an electronics specialist for the United Nations. From 1994-97 he was an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona, and later became Distinguished Professor in Residence from 1997 till his death. There he endowed the Edward Keonjian Visiting Professorship in Microelectronics.
Keonjian died on September 6th, 1999.
Wikipedia Biography
Author of: Survived to Tell: The Autobiography of Edward Keonjian
Microelectronics: theory, design, and fabrication
Edward Keonjian was born in 1909 to an Armenian family in Tiflis, in the southern part of Russia, now known as the Georgian Republic. He obtained academic degrees in electrical engineering from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1932. When Leningrad was besieged in World War II, Edward was teaching at the Institute. Millions were perishing from cold and starvation. When he too collapsed from hunger, he was mistaken for dead and placed in a common grave.
........................................
Former UA prof dies at 90
By Dylan McKinley
Arizona Daily Wildcat,September 13, 1999
Edward Keonjian, a distinguished UA engineering professor in residence, died Sept. 6 from a ruptured artery. He was 90.
Keonjian had more than 100 papers and journals published and 27 U. S. and foreign patents involving transistor circuits and microelectronics.
"He touched everyone in some way or another," said Maria Keonjian, his wife. "He was a wonderful person, a wonderful husband and he will be missed. There are no words to describe it. He was such a genius and was so caring to everyone he knew. He will be missed."
He earned his doctorate of philosophy in 1932 from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering. He also worked at Grunman Aircraft with Neil Armstrong, as chief of failure analysis on the Apollo 11 project.
He was a member of the Explorer's Club, the Circumnavigators Club and the Archaeological Institute of America.
Last year, he and his wife established the Edward and Maria Keonjian Chair in Microelectronics at the University of Arizona.
Keonjian was born in Tiflis, Georgia in Russia, and came to the United States in 1947. He moved to Green Valley in 1993 from New York.
He is survived by his wife, Maria; three children, Edward Keonjian, Jr., of Portland, Ore., Mikael Safarian of Long Island, N.Y., Asya Safarian of Long Island., N.Y. and three grandchildren.
A wake will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Valley Funeral Home, 2545 N. Tucson Blvd. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Resurrection Antiochian Church, 715 W. Vanover Road. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may contribute to the Edward and Maria Keonjian Endowment in Microelectronics. Donations should be made out to the UA Foundation and sent to Dianne Smith, College of Engineering and Mines, Civil Engineering Building Room 100, P.O. Box 210072, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0072.
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FUNERAL NOTICES
by Tucson Citizen on Sep 16, 1999, under Tucson and Arizona
KEONJIAN, Edward; He was born in Russia on August 14, 1909 and died on September 6, 1999 in Tucson, AZ. Survived by his wife, Maria and children, Edward Keonjian, Jr. (Karen) and Mickael Safarian and Asya Safarian. He will be sadly missed by his many friends and family. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at VALLEY FUNERAL HOME, 2545 N. Tucson Blvd., with Trisagion Service at 7:45 p.m. Funeral service at Holy Resurrection Church at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 18th followed by burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
...........................
IEEE Global History Network
Edward Keonjian
Biography
Edward Keonjian was born in Tiflis, Russia on August 14th 1909, and eventually moved to Leningrad. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1932 and eventually was a professor there.
During World War II he survived cold and hunger during the Siege of Leningrad and later escaped from a German slave labor camp with his wife and son. Dr. Keonjian told his story in his autobiography "Survived to Tell," which he wrote when he was 87 years old.
At the age of 38 he moved his family to the U.S. where he worked for General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y. There he and eight other engineers published "Principles of Trimsistor Circuits." He later edited and co-authored "Microelectronics: Theory, Design and Fabrication" which sold more than a million copies and was translated into six languages. He authored more than 100 other publications and held 27 patents.
He spent several years in Egypt and India as an electronics specialist for the United Nations. From 1994-97 he was an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona, and later became Distinguished Professor in Residence from 1997 till his death. There he endowed the Edward Keonjian Visiting Professorship in Microelectronics.
Keonjian died on September 6th, 1999.
Author of: Survived to Tell: The Autobiography of Edward Keonjian
Microelectronics: theory, design, and fabrication
Edward Keonjian was born in 1909 to an Armenian family in Tiflis, in the southern part of Russia, now known as the Georgian Republic. He obtained academic degrees in electrical engineering from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1932. When Leningrad was besieged in World War II, Edward was teaching at the Institute. Millions were perishing from cold and starvation. When he too collapsed from hunger, he was mistaken for dead and placed in a common grave.
........................................
Former UA prof dies at 90
By Dylan McKinley
Arizona Daily Wildcat,September 13, 1999
Edward Keonjian, a distinguished UA engineering professor in residence, died Sept. 6 from a ruptured artery. He was 90.
Keonjian had more than 100 papers and journals published and 27 U. S. and foreign patents involving transistor circuits and microelectronics.
"He touched everyone in some way or another," said Maria Keonjian, his wife. "He was a wonderful person, a wonderful husband and he will be missed. There are no words to describe it. He was such a genius and was so caring to everyone he knew. He will be missed."
He earned his doctorate of philosophy in 1932 from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering. He also worked at Grunman Aircraft with Neil Armstrong, as chief of failure analysis on the Apollo 11 project.
He was a member of the Explorer's Club, the Circumnavigators Club and the Archaeological Institute of America.
Last year, he and his wife established the Edward and Maria Keonjian Chair in Microelectronics at the University of Arizona.
Keonjian was born in Tiflis, Georgia in Russia, and came to the United States in 1947. He moved to Green Valley in 1993 from New York.
He is survived by his wife, Maria; three children, Edward Keonjian, Jr., of Portland, Ore., Mikael Safarian of Long Island, N.Y., Asya Safarian of Long Island., N.Y. and three grandchildren.
A wake will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Valley Funeral Home, 2545 N. Tucson Blvd. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Resurrection Antiochian Church, 715 W. Vanover Road. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may contribute to the Edward and Maria Keonjian Endowment in Microelectronics. Donations should be made out to the UA Foundation and sent to Dianne Smith, College of Engineering and Mines, Civil Engineering Building Room 100, P.O. Box 210072, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0072.
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FUNERAL NOTICES
by Tucson Citizen on Sep 16, 1999, under Tucson and Arizona
KEONJIAN, Edward; He was born in Russia on August 14, 1909 and died on September 6, 1999 in Tucson, AZ. Survived by his wife, Maria and children, Edward Keonjian, Jr. (Karen) and Mickael Safarian and Asya Safarian. He will be sadly missed by his many friends and family. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at VALLEY FUNERAL HOME, 2545 N. Tucson Blvd., with Trisagion Service at 7:45 p.m. Funeral service at Holy Resurrection Church at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 18th followed by burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
...........................
IEEE Global History Network
Edward Keonjian
Biography
Edward Keonjian was born in Tiflis, Russia on August 14th 1909, and eventually moved to Leningrad. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1932 and eventually was a professor there.
During World War II he survived cold and hunger during the Siege of Leningrad and later escaped from a German slave labor camp with his wife and son. Dr. Keonjian told his story in his autobiography "Survived to Tell," which he wrote when he was 87 years old.
At the age of 38 he moved his family to the U.S. where he worked for General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y. There he and eight other engineers published "Principles of Trimsistor Circuits." He later edited and co-authored "Microelectronics: Theory, Design and Fabrication" which sold more than a million copies and was translated into six languages. He authored more than 100 other publications and held 27 patents.
He spent several years in Egypt and India as an electronics specialist for the United Nations. From 1994-97 he was an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona, and later became Distinguished Professor in Residence from 1997 till his death. There he endowed the Edward Keonjian Visiting Professorship in Microelectronics.
Keonjian died on September 6th, 1999.
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