Abstract :
Paul Sussan (A´24) designer and draftsman for the New York Edison Company, died on April 17, 1934, in New York, N. Y. He was born in Riga, Latvia, April 8, 1880, and attended the Realgymnasium, Mitau, Russia, the University of Bern, Switzerland, and the Polytechnicum Cothen, Germany, receiving the electrical engineering degree from the last named in 1903. Hewas assistant engineer in industrial installation work for Fischer and Company of Berlin from 1903 to 1904. From 1905 to 1917 he was engaged in designing of electrical apparatus for the General Electric Company at the Schenectady and Pittsfield works. From 1917 to 1920 he was employed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City as draftsman, checker, and squad leader. From 1920 on he worked for the New York Edison company, preparing drawings and wiring diagrams for power houses and substations. In 1924 he was graduated from the Columbia University School of Optometry with the degree of doctor of optometry, and he practiced optometry for some years.