Pittman, John Jay Publique Deposited
Born in Chase City, Virginia. Resident of Rochester, New York. Graduate of the University of North Carolina in 1934. Married to Gehring Cooper with a son and two daughters. Served with U.S. Stategic Bombing Survey, ETO, during WW II. Employed as a chemical engineer with Eastman Kodak until he retired in 1971.
ANA President (b. 2/18/1913 d. 2/17/1996)
Born in Chase City, Virginia. Resident of Rochester, New York. Graduate of the University of North Carolina in 1934. Married to Gehring Cooper with a son and two daughters. Served with U.S. Stategic Bombing Survey, ETO, during WW II. Employed as a chemical engineer with Eastman Kodak until he retired in 1971.
He began collecting coins at age 10. He served on the Assay Commission for 1947. He was president of the Rochester Numismatic Association in 1950 and received their presidential medal in 1951. Dies were prepared by Alphonse Kolb.
Pittman was president of the Organization of International Numismatics 1973 to 1975. He was also president of the Middle Atlantic Numismatic Association and Empire State Numismatic Association. He is a member of many additional organizations.
He was life member number 152 of the ANA. He served on the ANA board of governors 1959 to 1963 and 1965 to 1971, 1981 to 1985 and 1987 to 1989. He was 37th ANA President August 14, 1971, to August 27, 1973. President of the Canadian Numismatic Association 1969 to 1971. In 1971 he was named honorary president of Sociedad Numismatica de Mexico, making him the numismatic president of North America. He received the ANA Medal of Merit in 1962 and Farran Zerbe Memorial Award in 1980. In 1992 he was inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame. In 1994 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1995 he received the Glenn Smedley Memorial Award.
He died at home in New York.
bio by interview 5/11/91 obit: CW 3/4/96; NN 3/5/96
- 1913-02-18
- Chase City, Virginia
- 1996-02-17