Irving Lefkowitz

Irving Lefkowitz (July 8, 1921 – June 21, 2015) was an American control engineer and Professor Emeritus at the Case Western Reserve University who made significant contributions to process dynamics, advanced control, and computer-based integrated and hierarchical systems control. Lefkowitz was a Life Fellow of the IEEE Control Systems Society, and a recipient of the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1982).^[1]

Irving Lefkowitz
Born	(1921-07-08)July 8, 1921 New York City
Died	June 21, 2015(2015-06-21) (aged 93) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Case Western Reserve University
Awards	Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1982)
Scientific career
Fields	Control theory

He began his career in the industry working for Seagram, first in Baltimore, and later in Louisville, where he became director of corporate instrumentation and control research.^[2]