1881 Born November 16 in Camden, New Jersey
1903 B.S., University of Pennsylvania
1906 Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
1906-07 Postdoctoral fellow, University of Berlin
1907-13 Instructor in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
1913-17 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
1917-18 Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
1918-52 Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
1923-26 Dean of Men, University of California, Berkeley
1939 Sc.D., University of Pennsylvania
1939-43 Dean, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley
1941-43 Chairman, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
1949-51 Dean, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
1952 Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
1954 LL.D., University of California
1929 Member, National Academy of Sciences
1934 President, Pacific Division, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1946 Member, Royal Society of Edinburgh
1951 Member, American Philosophical Society
1953 Honorary Life Member, Faraday Society
1955 President, American Chemical Society
1957 Honorary Life Member, American Institute of Chemists
1960 Honorary Life Member, California Academy of Sciences
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