Victor LaMer
Victor Kuhn LaMer (1895 – 1966) was an American chemist.
Life
He was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on June 15, 1895. He was the son of Joseph Secondule LaMer and Anna Pauline Kuhn.[1]
On July 31, 1918, he married Ethel Agatha McGreevy. They had three daughters.[1]
He died on September 26, 1966 in Nottingham.[1]
Career
He obtained his AB degree from the University of Kansas in 1915.[1]
Over the next two years, he did a number of jobs, which include a high school teacher, a student at the University of Chicago, and a research chemist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington.[1]
In 1921, he obtained his PhD from Columbia University.[1]
Honours
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1948.[1]
He was also a member of American Chemical Society.[1]
References
- Hammett, Louis P (1974). "Victor Kuhn la Mer: 1895-1966: a biographical memoir" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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