John George Trump (1907 - 1985)

Born 21 Aug 1907 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Ancestors

Died 21 Feb 1985 at age 77 in Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

John was born in 1907. He was the youngest of three children born to Fred Trump and Elizabeth Christ. In 1933, he received a Doctor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He became a research associate at MIT that same year, then later became a professor. Though he retired in 1973, he continued his research at MIT as a professor emeritus. One of his most noteworthy contributions was the treatment of cancer by radiation.

During World War II, Dr. Trump worked on microwave radar at the MIT Radiation Lab. In 1944 he was named director of the lab and worked directly with the Eisenhower Military Command. At the liberation of Paris, he rode into the city with General Eisenhower and set up the Paris branch of the Radiation lab.^[1]

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Sources

1. ↑ Memorial Tributes, pages 332-337 available online

See also:

• Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 3, published by The National Academies Press, 1989

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M53R-V3S : accessed 18 February 2016), John G Trump in household of Fred Trump, Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1253, sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,077.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVM6-XLL : accessed 18 February 2016), John S Trump in household of Elizabeth Trump, Queens Assembly District 6, Queens, New York, United States; citing sheet 16A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,237.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X45M-RXL : accessed 18 February 2016), John Trump in entry for Fred C Trump, 1930.

• Dr John George Trump on Find A Grave: Memorial #182550232 was merged with: Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 25 November 2020; memorial page for Dr John George Trump (21 Aug 1907–21 Feb 1985), Find A Grave: Memorial #182550232, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Colleen McCarthy Sanborn (contributor 48177887) .

• "Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22440-35284-21?cc=1932363 : 10 November 2014), Group 8 > 004915082 > image 82 of 203; Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives, Rio de Janeiro).