A CONVERSATION WITH JOE DOOB J. LAURIE SNELL This was the basis for an article in Statistical Science Vol. 12, No. 4, November 1997 Abstract: Joseph L. Doob was born in Cincinnati Ohio, February 27, 1910. He received the degrees: AB in 1930, AM in 1931, and PhD in 1932 from Harvard University. From 1932 to 1934 Doob did postdoctoral work at Columbia University. In 1933-1934 he held a Carnegie ...