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John J. Sein John J. Sein
In Memory of
John J.
Sein
07-19-1934 -
10-26-2014

Obituary for John J. Sein

John J.  Sein
John J. Sein passed away at home on Staten Island, New York on October 25, 2014. Born in Viljandi, Estonia, in 1934, Dr. Sein spent his career as a physicist and college professor. He earned a bachelor's degree from Union College in 1956, a master's degree from Yale University in 1958, and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from New York University in 1969. After some time at RCA Corporation's Surface Communications Systems Laboratory, he spent the balance of his career as a Professor of Physics at St. Peter's College in Jersey City, where for performed research and taught students for about 40 years. He published a number of scholarly papers in the field of optics, some of which continue to be cited in scholarly publications to this day. Dr. Sein was also a talented writer of poetry, an interest he held for many years.
He is survived by his son beloved sons, Robert J. Sein and Andrew J. Sein, daughters-in-law, Kathryn Sein and Aubrie Sein, and grandchildren, Charlotte Sein and Evan Sein, as well as his sister, Virve Ettinger, and niece, Grace Schoeniger.

Family and loved ones will be received on Wednesday 10:00-11:00am in the Collins Calhoun Funeral home, 19 Lincoln Ave., Rutherford followed by Interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Middlebush, Franklin Township, NJ.

Affiliations


New York University

Yale University
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