Peter V. Tytell
August 11, 2020
Peter V. Tytell passed away on August 11, 2020. He was 74 years old. Peter was a Life Member of the ASQDE.
Peter was a private practice forensic document examiner in New York City.
He was a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners and a member of the Questioned Documents Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He received the latter organization's 2007 Ordway Hilton Award.
Peter was also a member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (UK) and was the recipient of their Long Term Service Award.
He earned a BA in Criminal Justice (summa cum laude) from John Jay College of the City University of New York.
Peter's initial training in document examination was from his parents, Pearl and Martin Tytell. Peter pursued additional studies at Georgetown University's Institute of Advanced Analytical Chemistry and the Institute for Criminal Law and Procedure, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Institute of Paper Chemistry, and the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Mr. Tytell was an early proponent of standardization in forensic document examination. He held leadership positions in the ASTM, was an ASTM Fellow, and received the ASTM Award of Merit, as well as the ASTM Forensic Sciences Award. He was an active member of the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Document Examination, and served on the Forensic Document Examination Subcommittee of the NIST-sponsored Organization of Scientific Committees.
Peter was a bibliophile and a polymath who could converse brilliantly on a wide range of topics. He was acknowledged by many as the world's foremost authority on the forensic examination of typewriters. His expertise was sought internationally and his expert testimonies spanned 48 years.
Peter was the 2017 recipient of the Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence from the ASQDE. In 2020, the ASQDE created the Peter V. Tytell Award for the best presentation at the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
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He was a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners and a member of the Questioned Documents Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He received the latter organization's 2007 Ordway Hilton Award.
Peter was also a member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (UK) and was the recipient of their Long Term Service Award.
He earned a BA in Criminal Justice (summa cum laude) from John Jay College of the City University of New York.
Peter's initial training in document examination was from his parents, Pearl and Martin Tytell. Peter pursued additional studies at Georgetown University's Institute of Advanced Analytical Chemistry and the Institute for Criminal Law and Procedure, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Institute of Paper Chemistry, and the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Mr. Tytell was an early proponent of standardization in forensic document examination. He held leadership positions in the ASTM, was an ASTM Fellow, and received the ASTM Award of Merit, as well as the ASTM Forensic Sciences Award. He was an active member of the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Document Examination, and served on the Forensic Document Examination Subcommittee of the NIST-sponsored Organization of Scientific Committees.
Peter was a bibliophile and a polymath who could converse brilliantly on a wide range of topics. He was acknowledged by many as the world's foremost authority on the forensic examination of typewriters. His expertise was sought internationally and his expert testimonies spanned 48 years.
Peter was the 2017 recipient of the Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence from the ASQDE. In 2020, the ASQDE created the Peter V. Tytell Award for the best presentation at the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
ASO Award Article
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