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Creator:
Roessler, Edward B. (Edward Biffer), 1902-1993
Title: Edward Biffer Roessler Papers
Date (inclusive): 1936-1973
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract: Edward Biffer Roessler (1902-1993) served as Professor Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. This small collection
contains his textbook,
Problems in Agricultural Mathematics, lecture notes and reprints of his articles which focus on the statistical analysis of viticultural data.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Depart. of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: MC105
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Edward Biffer Roessler was born in Redlands, California, on August 28, 1902. He graduated from Hollywood High School, attended
the University of California, Los Angeles for his first two years, and transferred to UC Berkeley, where he earned a Ph.D.
in Mathematics, specializing in geometry.
In 1933, he was assigned to develop the Division of Mathematics and Physics at the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture
(now UC Davis). He chaired the division and later the Department of Mathematics.
His lifelong interest in wine led him to co-author, with Maynard A. Amerine, UC Davis enology professor emeritus,
Wines: Their Sensory Evaluation. He also authored several textbooks, including
Problems in Agricultural Mathematics;
Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Food, co-authored with Amerine and Rose Maire Pangborn; and
Introduction to Probability and Statistics, co-authored with Henry L. Adler.
Roessler later served as Dean of University Extension, a post he held until retiring in 1970.
He passed away on July 13, 1993.
Source:
Alder, Henry L., Krener, Arthur J., and Shepard, Lawrence. "Edward Biffer Roessler."
In Memoriam. [Berkeley, Calif.: Academic Senate], 1993.
This small collection contains Roessler's textbook,
Problems in Agricultural Mathematics, lecture notes and reprints of his articles which focus on the statistical analysis of viticultural data.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Roessler, Edward B. (Edward Biffer), 1902-1993--Archives.
University of California, Davis--Faculty--Archives
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created this finding aid.
[Identification of item], Edward Biffer Roessler Papers, MC105, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.