Date of birth: 1929
Date of death: 2006
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o. Univ.-Prof. em.* Dr. phil. **Franz Ferschl** (1929 in Freistadt, Upper Austria − 2006)

## Education ##

- 1948–1953: teacher-training course in mathematics and physics for junior high school/secondary (modern) school (Austria/German: “Mittelschule” ≈ “Realschule”), University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien)
- 1953–1954: teacher training, Realschule Linz
- 1954–1956: Dr. phil. (= Ph.D.), doctorate in mathematics, University of Vienna
- 1955–1965: head of the advisory department of statistics (“Referent für Statistik”) of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich/WKÖ), Vienna
- 1964: habilitation (State doctorate) for statistics, University of Vienna
- 1965–1972: o. Prof. (ordentlicher Professor/[full] professor) for statistics, University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)
- 1966–1970: vice-chairman of the German Society for (Operational/)Operations Research (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unternehmensforschung/DGU; later: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Operations Research/DGOR)
- 1972–1995: o. Prof. for statistics, University of Vienna
- 1975–1995: o. Prof. for statistics, University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
- 1997: honorary member of the Austrian Statistical Society (Österreichische Statistische Gesellschaft/ÖSG)

*Sources:* [Österreichische Statistische Gesellschaft/ÖSG][1]

[1]: http://www.osg.or.at/main.asp?kat1=11&kat2=405&kat3=&Text=1851

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