Leon Wells Weliczker
Engineer, researcher, executive
Born Mar. 10, 1925, Stojanow, Poland; came to U.S., 1949; son of Abraham Weliczkier and Anna (Reiss) married Frieda (Weiss); children: Beth Ann, Alan, Julian.
Education: Technical University of Munich (Germany), 1949; Ph.D., Lehigh University, Bethlehem (PA), 1950.
Career: associate research fellow, New York University (NYU) Graduate School of Mathematics and Mechanics, 1950-53; president, Panacolor (Germany), 1961-74; assistant president, Zoomar Corporation, 1961-74; consultant, various U.S. and foreign companies, 1976-79; director, Research and Development, 1979-84, president, Electro - Optical Systems Division, 1984-86, Keuffel and Esser Company. Retired.
Author: (as Leon Weliczkier) Brygada smierci, 1946, Matchematische Vorschle, 1949; translator (as Leon Wells), Janowska Road, Who speaks for the Vanquished P. Lang, 1987; 19 U.S. patents; numerous articles on scientific and general subjects in journals.
Honors: International Achievement award, Motion Picture Society (Argentina), 1964; listed in: Contemporary Authors, 1967, Dictionary of International Biography, 1973, Who's Who in the East.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Yiddish.
Home: 9 Ranch Lane, Closter, NJ 07624.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.