Robert W. Parry
Robert Walter Parry (born October 1, 1917 in Ogden , Utah , † December 1, 2006 in Salt Lake City , Utah) was an American chemist ( inorganic chemistry ).
Parry studied chemistry at Utah State University with a bachelor's degree from Rudger H. Walker in 1940 (he had previously worked for him at the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service), Cornell University with a master's degree in inorganic chemistry in 1942 and he was born in 1946 PhD from the University of Illinois . During World War II he worked in the Munitions Development Laboratory at the University of Illinois. From 1946 he was at the University of Michigan , where he received a full professorship in 1958. From 1969 until his retirement in 1997 he was Distinguished Professor at the University of Utah .
From 1960 to 1963 he was the founding editor of Inorganic Chemistry.
In 1993 he received the Priestley Medal and in 1980 the Humboldt Research Prize . He is an honorary doctor from the University of Utah and Utah State University. In 1987 he received the Governor's Medal of Science of Utah.
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- with others: Chemistry: Experimental Foundations, Prentice Hall 1970
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| SURNAME | Parry, Robert W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parry, Robert Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ogden, Utah |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 2006 |
| Place of death | Salt Lake City |