Robert Julius Myers (October 31, 1912 – February 13, 2010) was an American actuary who co-created the American Social Security program. He also set the retirement age in the United States at 65 years old. Myers was born in

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster ( ) is a city in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, eighth-most populous ci ...

, on October 31, 1912, to parents, Laurence B. Myers and Edith Hirsh Myers. He received his bachelor's degree from

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. In 1963 he was elected as a

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accessed 2016-07-23. Myers died from

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at his home in

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, at the age of 97.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Robert J. 1912 births 2010 deaths American actuaries Social security in the United States Lehigh University alumni University of Iowa alumni People from Lancaster, Pennsylvania People from Philadelphia People from Silver Spring, Maryland 20th-century people from Washington, D.C. People from Cheltenham, Pennsylvania Fellows of the American Statistical Association