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Viterbi was married to Erna Finci (1934–2015), who was a Jewish refugee from Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia. Erna was a Shoah survivor. In 1941, during World War II, the Finci family fled German-occupied Yugoslavia for the Italian-occupied zone from which they were deported and interned in the Parma region of Italy.
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- Andrea Giacomo Viterbi, March 9, 1935 (age 88), Bergamo, Italy
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Apr 8, 2021 · He and his wife established The Andrew and Erna Viterbi Chair in Communications at USC in 1998. Appropriately, the chair’s first holder, Professor Solomon Golomb, is an expert in digital and space communications. Hailed by his peers as a digital genius, Dr. Viterbi continues to shape our ability to connect, learn and explore.
Mar 7, 2024 · Twenty year ago, Andrew Viterbi, cofounder of technology powerhouse Qualcomm and inventor of the Viterbi algorithm, and his late wife Erna made the largest naming gift to an engineering school in history at that time. In the two decades since, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering reached new heights of academic excellence.
Feb 18, 2015 · Erna Viterbi, philanthropist, joint namesake of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and wife of USC trustee Andrew Viterbi, died in San Diego on Feb. 17. She was 81. “For well over five decades, Erna was Andy’s beloved wife and trusted partner as they built an extraordinary life together,” said USC President C. L. Max Nikias.
Feb 18, 2015 · Erna Viterbi, philanthropist, joint namesake of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and wife of USC trustee Andrew Viterbi, died in San Diego on Feb. 17. She was 81. “For well over five decades, Erna was Andy’s beloved wife and trusted partner as they built an extraordinary life together,” said USC President C. L. Max Nikias.
Mar 1, 2004 · March 2, 2004. The University of Southern California has announced a $52 million gift to its School of Engineering from Andrew J. Viterbi, an engineer who co-founded wireless technology company Qualcomm, and his wife, Erna. In recognition of the gift, the school will be named after the couple.
Jun 25, 2014 · USC Trustee Andrew J. Viterbi PhD ’62 and his wife, Erna, have added to their rich legacy of philanthropy at USC with a generous $15 million gift to boost scholarship in engineering and genocide studies.
