Dr. Erich Marchand requested that his "friends play chess in his memory"
Erich Marchand

Erich Marchand, Ph.D
b. 1914   Hartford, Connecticut
Mother encouraged Erich and brother, at young age, to learn chess

d. 1999  Rochester, N.Y.
EDUCATION:  Philips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire
Harvard University
University of Rochester, Ph.D, 1947

CAREER:  Scientist, Physics Division, Research Laboratories. Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
Taught Mathematics, Optics, Engineering and Applied Sciences College, University of Rochester

Published Gradient Index Optics, 1978, Academic Press, Inc.