C. Frederick Koelsch
Charles Frederick Koelsch (born January 31, 1907 in Boise , Idaho , † December 24, 1999 ) was an American chemist . His specialty was organic chemistry .
education
Koelsch studied chemistry at the University of Wisconsin . In 1928 he made there the Bachelor of Science degree and was in 1931 when Samuel M. McElvain with the work Some reactions Involving the ethylene oxide structure for Ph.D. PhD . He then worked for almost two years for the National Research Council at Harvard University .
academic career
Koelsch moved to the University of Minnesota in 1932 . There he was appointed assistant professor in 1934 and three years later associate professor. In 1946 he accepted a professorship at the same university. He stayed there until his retirement in 1973. The Koelsch Radical is named after him.
family
Koelsch was married and had three children. His ancestors came from the Rhineland and emigrated to America around 1800.
Awards and memberships
- 1934 American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry
- British Chemical Society
- American Chemical Society
- The Koelsch radical , a particularly stable carbon -centered radical was named after him.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of C. Frederick Koelsch at academictree.org, accessed on February 24, 2018.
- ^ Charles Frederick Koelsch Papers, 1928-1980 lib.umn.edu
- ↑ Jessica Hilschmann: Stabile radicals , uni-saarland.de, p. 10.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koelsch, C. Frederick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koelsch, Charles Frederick; Koelsch, Fred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boise |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1999 |