20 Facts About Martin Meyerson

Martin Meyerson was an American city planner, academic, and president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1981.

Martin Meyerson then obtained his MA degree in city planning from Harvard University.

In 1952, Martin Meyerson was appointed associate professor of city and regional planning at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

From 1966 to 1970, Martin Meyerson was professor of public policy and president of the State University of New York at Buffalo.

In January 1981, Martin Meyerson retired from the university presidency, but remained active at Penn as professor of public policy analysis and city and regional planning and as chair of the University of Pennsylvania Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania Press, the Institute for Research on Higher Education, and the Monell Chemical Senses Center.

Martin Meyerson co-chaired Penn's 250th anniversary celebration and served on the boards of the Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences, the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, and the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response.

Martin Meyerson chaired the university's Fels Center of Government program until February 1996.

Between 1988 and 2005, Martin Meyerson headed the selection committee for the Liberty Medal, awarded by the National Constitution Center.

An expert on urban and industrial development, Martin Meyerson was a United Nations advisor and delegate, and a consultant to several nations in West Africa and the governor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

Martin Meyerson founded the Centre for Environmental Studies in London and the International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development in Japan.

Martin Meyerson was an advisor to the Institut National de la Communication Audiovisuelle in France.

Martin Meyerson chaired the International Institute for Education and served as president of the International Association of Universities.

Martin Meyerson served on several White House task forces and on the councils of several government agencies.

Martin Meyerson was a trustee and senior fellow of the Aspen Institute and held planning positions with the Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital, and the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.

Martin Meyerson was a director of a number of corporations, a member of the senior executives council of the Conference Board, and a senior advisor to Arthur D Little.

Martin Meyerson was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Society of Arts in Great Britain, the American Institute of Certified Planners, and an academician of European Academy for Arts, Sciences, and Letters.

Martin Meyerson was on the executive committee of the American Philosophical Society and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Academy of Education.

Martin Meyerson was decorated by the governments of France, Italy, and Japan.

Martin Meyerson received numerous prizes and held over 20 honorary degrees, including a doctor of laws degree conferred by the University of Pennsylvania in 1970.

Martin Meyerson died of prostate cancer on June 2,2007, at age 84.