Benjamin Abram Bernstein
May 20, 1881 - September 25, 1964

Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, Saturday, September 26, 1964 Retired U.C. Prof. Dies at 83
Emeritus Professor Benjamin A. Bernstein, 83, died yesterday at his home at 2785 Shasta Road, Berkeley, after a long illness. Professor Bernstein joined the U.C. faculty in 1907 and received his Ph. D. in mathematics in 1913. He was a full professor from 1929 until his retirement in 1951. Born in Lithuania, Professor Bernstein attended Baltimore City College and received his bachelor of science degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in 1905. His specialty was “Symbolic Logic.” He was a member of the American Association For the Advancement of Science and many mathematical and philosophical societies. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Tybel Litwin of Arlington, Va., and a granddaughter. The late Mrs. Bernstein, who died three years ago, was a sister of the famous sculptor Jo Davidson. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Memorial services are scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel, 2414 Grove St., Berkeley.

The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, Sunday, September 27, 1964 BERNSTEIN—In Berkeley, September 25, Benjamin A. Bernstein, of 2785 Shasta Rd., Berkeley, beloved husband of the late Rose D. Bernstein, loving father of Tybel Litwin of Arlington, Va.; uncle of Paul Bernstein of West Englewood, N. J.; grandfather of Janice Litwin. A native of Lithuania; aged 83 years. A member of American Mathematical Society, American Philosophical Society, Mathematical Association of America, American Association for the Advancement of Sciene, Association for Symbolic Logic, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma XI.