Pines, Herman, 1902-1996
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Name (Latin)
Pines, Herman, 1902-1996
Other forms of name
Pines, Herman, 1902-
Date of birth
1902-01-17
Date of death
1996-04-10
Associated country
France
Poland
United States
Field of activity
Chemistry
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Chicago tribune, viewed online March 3, 2020(April 13, 1996 issue. Herman Pines, 94, an inventor and professor emeritus at Northwestern University ... died Wednesday [April 10] in San Rafael, Calif.)
- His A study of the electronegativities ... 1937.
- Northwestern University finding aid, Herman Pines (1902-1996) Papers(Herman Pines was born on January 17, 1902 in Lodz, Poland. He attended the École Supérieure de Chimie Industrielle in Lyon, France, completing his undergraduate studies in Chemistry and receiving his Chemical Engineering degree (Ch.E) in 1927. In 1930, he emigrated to the United States and accepted a position as Research Chemist and Coordinator of Exploratory Research at Universal Oil Products (UOP) in Chicago, a position he held until 1952. In 1935, he completed his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at the University of Chicago. From 1941-1952 (concurrent with his employment at UOP), Pines held the positions of part-time lecturer, Assistant Research Professor, and Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Chemistry Department at Northwestern University.)
Wikipedia description:
Herman Pines (January 17, 1902 – April 10, 1996) was a Russian Empire–born American chemist and academici. He is best known for his work with Vladimir Ipatieff on the catalytic conversion of high-octane aviation fuel (and innovation credited with helping the Royal Air Force win the Battle of Britain). Because of his scientific contributions, new processes were developed for the isomerization of paraffins, the alkylation of aromatic compounds, and base-catalyzed organic reactions.
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