T. Wistar Brown IV ’36

WISTAR, AT 78, died Apr. 27, 1992, at Bryn Mawr (Penn.) Hospital. He was the greatgreatnephew of the founder of the Wistar Institute of Philadelphia, established in 1891.

Wistar prepared at George's School in Newport, R.I. At Princeton he majored in economics and was a member of Clio and Terrace Club.

After Princeton he worked for I.B.M., and then, in 1941, lie went on active duty as a second lieutenant with the U.S. Army Cavalry. He was subsequently transferred to the Signal intelligence Service serving in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. He was discharged as a captain.

He then worked for Univac on early computer development. in the early '50s, Wistar established Microsurance, Inc., a pioneering Philadelphia microfilm and copying firm. Ten years later it was dissolved and a new company, Scholarly Resources, Inc., was formed. This company reprinted important historical documents.

Wistar was an avid sailor and sportsman. As a youth he spent many summers canoeing, hunting, and fishing in the Canadian wilderness. He also kayaked in Austria and Yugoslavia. After college he started flying gliders and smallpowered aircraft and became the third licensed commercial glider pilot in the U.S. He was a member of the Merion Cricket Club.

He is survived by his widow, Margaret Leonard Brown; daughters Margaret L. Bucak and Katharine B. Grata; sons T. Wistar V'63, Richard L. '77, and Nicholas; a sister; and nine grandchildren, of which one is A. Papatya Bucak '93.

Here was a man of many interests, fueled by an inquisitive mind. He will indeed he missed.

The Class of 1936