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Born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Lvov, Ukraine) Lotka's parents were US nationals and he was educated internationally, including a degree at the University of Birmingham, England. In 1935, he married Romola Beattie. They had no children. His varied working life included:

• General Chemical Company
• US Patent Office
• National Bureau of Standards
• Editor of the Scientific AmericanScientific American is one of the oldest and most serious popular-science magazines. Founded by Rufus Porter, Scientific American has been published monthly since August 28, 1845. Among science periodicals, Scientific American (informally abbreviated to S Supplement ( 19111911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 In London, a shootout between Russian anarchists and the Scots Guard January 10 Major Jimmi- 1914Events January 4 77 seal hunters freeze to death on ice near Labrador January 5 Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor February 13 Copyright: In New York City the ASCAP (for American Society of Compos)
• Staff member at Johns Hopkins UniversityThe Johns Hopkins University is a prestigious private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland. Hopkins holds many "firsts" in American education: it was the first university in the United States to put an emphasis on research, founde ( 1922Events January 7 Dali Eireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 10 Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dail Eireann January 11 First successful insulin treatment of diabetes. January 12 British government releases Irish prisoners - 1924Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 See also 1924 in aviation 1924 in film 1924 in literature 1924 in mu)
• Statistician for the Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyThe Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was founded on March 24, 1868. In 1991, when PanAm went out of business, the company purchased the building, renaming the building the MetLife Building. They also had offices on the 89th floor of One World Trade Cen, New York (1924 until his retirement)

While at Johns Hopkins, Lotka completed his book Elements of Physical Biology ( 1924) in which he extended the work of Pierre François Verhulst and Vito Volterra. His name is most famously associated with the Volterra-Lotka equations of population dynamics.