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George Rosenkranz
CHF Collections, Photograph by Steven Begleiter
- Born: August 20, 1916, Budapest, Hungary
Interview Details
| Interview no.: |
0159 |
| Interview Date: |
May 17, 1997 |
| Location: |
New York, New York |
| Interviewer: |
James G. Traynham |
| No. of pages: |
37 |
| Sponsor: |
Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation |
Abstract of Interview
Education
| 1938 |
B.S.,
Chemical Engineering,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule) |
| 1940 |
Dr. Sci. Tech.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule) |
Professional Experience
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössiche Technische Hochschule)
1939 - 1941
Research Assistant
Vieta Plasencia Lab
1941 - 1945
Director of Research
Syntex Corporation
1945 - 1980
Scientific Director, Syntex, S. A.
Syntex Corporation
1949 - 1956
Vice President and Director of Research, Syntex, S. A.
Syntex Corporation
1957 - 1980
President and Chairman of the Board
Syntex Corporation
1976 - 1982
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Industria, Ciencia, Tecnologia
1996
Founder
Honors
| 1949 |
Awarded Mexican citizenship in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the nation |
| 1964 |
Represented Mexico in World Bridge Olympics |
| 1994 |
Dr. Leopold Rio de la Loza National Prize of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| 2000 |
Blackwood Award, American Contract Bridge League |
| 2000 |
ACBL Hall of Fame for contributions as theorist, writer, and player |
| 2001 |
Dr. Eduardo Liceaga Prize |
Table of Contents
Title and Description Page
About the Interviewer
James G. Traynham
James G. Traynham is a professor of chemistry at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. He holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Northwestern University. He joined Louisiana State University in 1953 and served as chemistry department chairperson from 1968 to 1973. He was chairman of the American Chemical Society’s Division of the History of Chemistry in 1988 and is currently councilor of the Baton Rouge section of the American Chemical Society. He was a member of the American Chemical Society’s Joint-Board Council on Chemistry and Public Affairs, as well as a member of the Society’s Committees on Science, Chemical Education, and Organic Chemistry Nomenclature. He has written over 90 publications, including a book on organic nomenclature and a book on the history of organic chemistry.