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Lagowski, Joseph John
[Burow]
- McCarty (1969) shows: J. Lagowski|1930- |Hammer
- We (after McCarty) show: J. Lagowski (1930-____) ( ) Hammer
- Mainz does not include Lagowski
- DisAbs shows: Lagowski, Joseph John|PhD|1957|Michigan State U|
Chemistry, Inorganic|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Lagowski
- NDSU does not include Lagowski
- UConn does not include Lagowski
- YorkU does not include Lagowski
Display: Joseph John Lagowski (1930-____) (PhD 1957, MSU)
[preceptor: Robert Nelson Hammer]
Laitinen, Herbert August
[Enke]
- McCarty (1969) shows: H. Laitinen|1915- |I. Kolthoff
- We (after McCarty) show: H. Laitinen (1915-____) ( ) Kolthoff
- Mainz shows: Laitinen, Herbert August|1915-1991|PhD|1940|Minnesota|Kolthoff
- DisAbs shows: Laitinen, Herbert August|PhD|1940|U Minnesota|
Chemistry, General|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Laitinen
- NDSU does not include Laitinen
- UConn does not include Laitinen
- YorkU does not include Laininen
Display: Herbert August Laitinen (1915-1991) (PhD 1940, Minnesota)
[preceptor: Isaac Maurits Kolthoff]
Lamb, H
** [?]
- We (after McCarty) show: H. Lamb (1839-1934) ( ) Maxwell
- Mainz does not include Lamb
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Lamb
- Mathematics does not include: Lamb, H
- NDSU does not include Lamb
- SciWorld shows: "Lamb, Horace (1849-1934) [under construction] British
fluid dynamicist who published a classic text entitled Hydrodynamics. At a
meeting of the British Association in London in 1932, he is reputed to have
said, "I am an old man now, and when I die and go to Heaven there are two
matters on which I hope for enlightenment. One is quantum electrodynamics
and the other is the turbulent motion of fluids. And about the former I am
really rather optimistic" (Tabor 1989, p. 187). A very similar quote,
however, is also attributed to Heisenberg."
- UConn does not include Lamb
- YorkU does not include Lamb
Langham, Cecil Chester
[Langham]
- We (after McCarty) show: Cecil Langham (____-____) (PhD ____, ) (MSU
____-____) (none)
- Mainz does not include Langham
- DisAbs shows: Langham, Cecil C.|PhD|1947|Michigan State U|
Chemistry, General|"The Reaction of Ethylene-oxide with Various
Alkyl-magnesium-chloride Solutions"|
- Mathematics does not include: Langham
- MSU Chemistry graduate records shows: "Cecil Chester Langham
(PhD 1946, MSU)" as a student of Ralph Chase Huston.
- MSU Chemistry personnel files show: Langham: start 1945, end 1947
- MSU employment records show: Langham, Cecil born 7/1/1903
- NDSU does not include Langham
- UConn does not include Langham
- US Social Security Death Index shows: Cecil C Langham|born: 9 Jul 1903|
died: 2 Aug 1994|death residence: 94087 Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, CA
- YorkU does not include Langham
Display: Cecil Chester Langham (1903-____) (PhD 1947, MSU) (MSU 1945-1947)
[preceptor: Ralph Chase Huston]
Langley, E. and Hirst, E. L.
[Hollingsworth]
- are these just one person???
- We (after McCarty) show: E. Langley (____-____) ( ) (none)
E. L. Hirst (____-____) (PhD ____, Ireland) Langley
- Mainz does not include E. Langley or Hirst
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Langley, Edmund or Hirst, Edmund
- Mathematics does not include: Langley or Hirst, E
- NDSU does not include Langley or Hirst
- UConn does not include Langley or Hirst
- YorkU does not include Langley or Hirst
Langley, John Newport
[K Hunt, P Hunt]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - John Langley not included)
- Mainz shows: Langley, John Newport|1852-1925|BA|1875|Cambridge|Foster
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Langley, John
- Mathematics does not include: Langley
- NDSU shows: John Newport Langley|BA|Cambridge|1875|Foster
- UConn does not include Langley
- YorkU does not include Langley
Display: John Newport Langley (1852-1933) (BA 1875, Cambridge)
[preceptor: Michael Foster]
Larian, Maurice G
[Larian]
- We (after McCarty) show: M G Larian (____-____) (PhD ____, ) (MSU ____-____)
(none)
- Mainz does not include Larian
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index shows: "Larian, Maurice Gregor (1900-)"
and 1 citation.
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Larian
- Iowa State U Chemical Engineering Department history web page (at the URL
http://www.iastate.edu/~ch_e/history.html) includes: "Other contributory
heads came along including Dr. Charles A. Mann, who was instrumental in
setting up new laboratories for the department; Dr. Grover Leon Bridger, an
excellent teacher and researcher; Dr. Morton Smutz, who increased the
budget substantially to add new equipment and additional staff; Dr. George
Burnet; Dr. Maurice Larson; Dr. R. C. Seagrave; and Dr. Terry King." The
time frame is following Dr. Orland R. Sweeney who began in 1920.
- Mathematics does not include: Larian
- MSU Chemical Engineering has a web page about Prof. Larian at the URL:
http://www.chems.msu.edu/friends/larian.html which states "... a faculty
member in the Department of Chemical Engineering [MSU]from the 1930s to
1971." "... and his PhD at the University of Minnesota."
- MSU employment records show: Larian, M G Born 12/18/1900; MSU employment
1/16/38-7/1/71
- MSU staff directories show Larian first in 1936/37 academic year.
- NDSU does not include Larian
- SciFinder shows eleven publications 1930-1960 with the first four (1930,
3x1936) co-authored with Charles A. Mann
- UConn does not include Larian
- US Social Security Death Index shows: Maurice Larian|born: 18 Dec 1899|
died: Apr 1974|death residence: East Lansing, MI|
- YorkU does not include Larian
Display: Maurice G Larian (1899-1974) (PhD ____, Minnesota) (MSU 1936-1971)
[preceptor: Charles A. Mann]
Larson, Maurice Allen
[Berglund]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Larson not included)
- Mainz does not include Larson, Maurice
- DisAbs shows: Larson, Maurice Allen|PhD|1958|Iowa State U|
Engineering, Chemical|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Larson, Maurice
- NDSU does not include Larson
- UConn does not include Larson
- US Social Security Death Index shows: Maurice A Larson|born 19 Jul 1927|
died: 1 Oct 1999|death residence: 50010 Ames, Story, IA|
- YorkU does not include Larson
Display: Maurice Allen Larson (1927-1999) (PhD - Chem Egr 1958, Iowa State)
[preceptor: David R Boylan]
Latimer, Wendell Mitchell
[Allison, Beck, Bernthal, Leroi, McCusker, Morrissey]
- McCarty (1969) shows: W. Latimer|1893-1955|G. Gibson
- We (after McCarty) show: W. Latimer (1893-1955 ( ) Gibson
- Mainz shows: Latimer, Wendell Mitchell|1893-1955|PhD|1919|Berkeley|Gibson
- DisAbs shows: Latimer, Wendell Mitchell|PhD|1919|U California-Berkeley|
Chemistry, General|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Latimer, W
- NDSU shows: Wendell Mitchell Latimer|PhD|Berkeley|1919|Gibson
- NotreD shows: Wendell Mitchell Latimer||California|1919|Gilbert Newton Lewis
- UConn does not include Latimer
- UMass shows: Latimer, Wendell Mitchell|UCal Berkeley|1919|Gibson
- YorkU does not include Latimer
question: preceptor? Gibson or Lewis?
discussion:
choice:
Display: Wendell Mitchell Latimer (1893-1955) (PhD 1919, Berkeley)
[preceptor: ]
Laubergayer, Albert Washington
???
- Mainz shows: Laubergayer, Albert Washington|1899-1988|PhD|1926|Cornell|Dennis
Display: Albert Washington Laubergayer (1899-1988) (PhD 1926, Cornell)
[preceptor: Louis Munroe Dennis]
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent
[Armstrong, Averill, Babcock, J J Broderick, Burow, Cohn, Coskran, Crouch,
Dutton, Dye, Enke, Hammer, Hart, Kanatzidis, Khan, Maleczka, McCracken,
Nocera, Odom, Pinnavaia, Popov, Reusch, Tepe, Timnick]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Lavoisier not included)
- Mainz shows: Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent|1743-1794|LLB|1764|Paris|Rouelle
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Lavoisier
- Mathematics does not include: Lavoisier
- NDSU shows: Antoine Laurent Lavoiser|LLB|Paris|1764|Roulle
- SciWorld shows: Lavoisier, Antoine (1743-1794) French chemist who, through a
conscious revolution, became the father of modern chemistry. As a student,
he stated "I am young and avid for glory." He was educated in a radical
tradition, a friend of Condillac and read Maquois's dictionary. He won a
prize on lighting the streets of Paris, and designed a new method for
preparing saltpeter. He also married a young, beautiful 13-year-old girl
named Marie-Anne, who translated from English for him and illustrated his
books. Lavoisier demonstrated with careful measurements that transmutation
of water to earth was not possible, but that the sediment observed from
boiling water came from the container. He burnt phosphorus and sulfur in
air, and proved that the products weighed more than he original.
Nevertheless, the weight gained was lost from the air. Thus he established
the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Repeating the experiments of Priestley, he demonstrated that air is
composed of two parts, one of which combines with metals to form calxes.
However, he tried to take credit for Priestley's discovery. This tendency
to use the results of others without acknowledgment then draw conclusions
was characteristic of Lavoisier. In Consid?rations G?n?rales sur la Nature
des Acides (1778), he demonstrated that the "air" responsible for
combustion was also the source of acidity. The next year, he named this
portion oxygen (Greek for acid-former), and the other azote (Greek for no
life). He also discovered that the inflammable air of Cavendish which he
termed hydrogen (Greek for water-former), combined with oxygen to produce a
dew, as Priestley had reported, which appeared to be water.
In Reflexions sur le Phlogistique (1783), Lavoisier showed the phlogiston
theory to be inconsistent. In Methods of Chemical Nomenclature (1787), he
invented the system of chemical nomenclature still largely in use today,
including names such as sulfuric acid, sulfates, and sulfites. His Trait?
?l?mentaire de Chimie (Elementary Treatise of Chemistry, 1789) was the
first modern chemical textbook, and presented a unified view of new
theories of chemistry, contained a clear statement of the Law of
Conservation of Mass, and denied the existence of phlogiston. In addition,
it contained a list of elements, or substances that could not be broken
down further, which included oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, phosphorus,
mercury, zinc, and sulfur. His list, however, also included light, and
caloric, which he believed to be material substances. In the work,
Lavoisier underscored the observational basis of his chemistry, stating "I
have tried...to arrive at the truth by linking up facts; to suppress as
much as possible the use of reasoning, which is often an unreliable
instrument which deceives us, in order to follow as much as possible the
torch of observation and of experiment." Nevertheless, he believed that the
real existence of atoms was philosophically impossible. Lavoisier
demonstrated that organisms disassemble and reconstitute atmospheric air in
the same manner as a burning body.
With Laplace, he used a calorimeter to estimate the heat evolved per unit
of carbon dioxide produced. They found the same ratio for a flame and
animals, indicating that animals produced energy by a type of combustion.
Lavoisier believed in the radical theory, believing that radicals, which
function as a single group in a chemical reaction, would combine with
oxygen in reactions. He believed all acids contained oxygen. He also
discovered that diamond is a crystalline form of carbon. Lavoisier made
many fundamental contributions to the science of chemistry. The revolution
in chemistry which he brought about was a result of a conscious effort to
fit all experiments into the framework of a single theory. He established
the consistent use of chemical balance, used oxygen to overthrow the
phlogiston theory, and developed a new system of chemical nomenclature. He
was beheaded during the French revolution.
References
Berthelot, M. La r?volution chimique: Lavoisier. Paris: Alcan, 1890.
Daumas, M. Lavoisier, th?oricien et exp?rimentateur. Paris: Presses
Universitaires de France, 1955.
Lavoisier, A. Trait? ?l?mentaire de chimie, pr?sent? dans un ordre
nouveau et d'apr?s les d?couvertes modernes, 2 vols. Paris: Chez
Cuchet, 1789. Reprinted Bruxelles: Cultures et Civilisations, 1965."
- UConn shows: Lavoisier, Antoine (1743-1794; France) [ ; ]
- YorkU shows: Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent|Guillaume F. Rouelle|1764 (LLB)|Paris
Display: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) (LLB 1764, Paris)
[preceptor: Guillaume Francois Rouelle]
LeCaptain, Dale
** [?]
- We (after McCarty) show: Dale LeCaptain (____-____) (PhD ____, ) (MSU
____-____) (none)
- Mainz does not include LeCaptain
- DisAbs shows: LeCaptain, Dale Jerry|PhD|1999|Michigan State|advisor: Kris A.
Berglund|Chemistry, Analytical|(title)|(abstract)
- Mathematics does not include: LeCaptain
- NDSU does not include LeCaptain
Ledford, Jeffrey Scott
[Ledford]
- We (after McCarty) show: Jeffrey S Ledford (____-____) (PhD ____, ) (MSU
____-____) (none)
- Stein found [in genealogy box; unverified] that Ledford's preceptor was
Hercules
- Mainz does not include Ledford
- DisAbs shows: Ledford, Jeffrey Scott|PhD|1989|U Pittsburgh|
Advisor: David M. Hercules|Chemistry, Analytical|(title)|(abstract)
- Mathematics does not include: Ledford
- NDSU does not include Ledford
- UConn does not include Ledford
- YorkU does not include Ledford
Display: Jeffrey Scott Ledford (1960- 0) (PhD 1989, Pittsburgh) (MSU 1990-1995)
[preceptor: David Michael Hercules]
Legg, John Ivan
[W Broderick]
- William E. Broderick talk 11Apr02 with Donald L. Ward told his lineage:
WEB received his PhD at Washington State U from Ivan Legg;
Ivan Legg received his PhD at U Michigan from Dean Cook;
Dean Cook received his PhD at Illinois from John Bailar; etc.
- Mainz does not contain Legg
- DisAbs shows: Legg, John Ivan|PhD|1965|Michigan|
Chemistry, Inorganic|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Legg, J
- NDSU does not include Legg
display: John Ivan Legg (____-____) (PhD 1965, Michigan)
[preceptor: Dean Cook]
LeGoff, Eugene
[LeGoff]
- We (after McCarty) show: Eugene LeGoff (1934-____) (PhD 1959, Cornell U)
(MSU ____-____) Blomquist
- McCarty (1969) shows: LeGoff|Cornell|A. Blomquist
- Mainz does not include LeGoff
- DisAbs shows: LeGoff, Eugene|PhD|1959|Cornell U|
Chemistry, Organic|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: LeGoff
- NDSU does not include LeGoff
- UConn does not include LeGoff
- YorkU does not include LeGoff
Display: Eugene LeGoff (1934-____) (PhD 1959, Cornell) (MSU 1965-1999)
[preceptor: Alfred Theodore Blomquist]
Leighton, Philip Albert
[Crouch]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Leighton not included)
- Stein found [in genealogy box; unverified] that Leighton's preceptor was
Forbes
- Mainz shows: Leighton, Philip Albert|1897-1983|PhD|1927|Harvard|Forbes
- DisAbs shows: Leighton, P. A.|PhD|1927|Harvard U|
Physics, General|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Leighton, P
- NDSU shows: Philip Albert Leighton|PhD|Harvard|1927|Forbes
- Stanford Chemistry Department History 1891 to 1976 shows:
"Philip Albert Leighton. A.B., a.M. Pomona, A.M., Ph.D. Harvard.
Instructor, Harvard 1926-27; Instructor, Stanford 1928-29; Asst. Prof.
1929-32; Assoc. Prof. 1932-37; sor 1937-62. Emeritus 1962. Executive Head
1940-51. Born Los Angeles 8/9/97."
- UConn does not include Leighton
- UMass shows: Leighton, Philip Albert|Harvard|1927|Forbes
- YorkU does not include Leighton
Display: Philip Albert Leighton (1897-1983) (PhD - Physics 1927, Harvard)
[preceptor: George Shannon Forbes]
Leininger, Elmer E
[Leininger]
- We (after McCarty) show: Elmer E Leininger (1900-____) (PhD 1945, U Michigan)
(MSU ____-____) (none)
- Mainz does not include Leininger
- DisAbs shows: Leininger, Elmer|PhD|1946|U Michigan|
Chemistry, General|"I. The use of hypophosphite in the separation and
determination of nickel. II. The autoxidation of hypophosphites"|
- Mathematics does not include: Leininger, E
- MSU Chemistry personnel files show: Leininger: death 1987, start 1924,
end 1965
- NDSU does not include Leininger
- SciFinder shows 10 publications for Leininger. 8 are co-authored by his
MSU graduate students, one is sole-authored (1954) and the first 1947) is
co-authored by I A Gould. Ira A Gould received his PhD from Wisconsin in
1939 but is not a strong candidate as Leininger's preceptor as the paper's
title is much more like the title of Gould's thesis than Leininger's.
- Thesis (U of Michigan, 1945, from U of M Library) includes the Dedication:
"The able guidance, the enthusiasm and patience of Prof. H. H. Willard who
has made this work possible, are deeply appreciated."
- UConn does not include Leininger
- YorkU does not include Leininger
Display: Elmer E Leininger (1900-1987) (PhD 1945, Michigan) (MSU 1924-1965)
[preceptor: Hobart Hurd Willard]
Lennard-Jones, John Edward (1894-1954) (PhD 1924, Cambridge)
[K Hunt, P Hunt]
- We (after McCarty) show: J. E. Lennard-Jones (1894-1954) ( ) Fowler, Lamb
- We (after McCarty) had two preceptor lines: Fowler, Hardy, "Mathematics
Trinity College"; and Lamb, Maxwell, Hopkins, Sedgewick.
- Mainz shows: Lennard-Jones, John Edward|1894-1954|PhD|1924|Cambridge|Fowler
- Mainz has 9 generations: Fowler, Hill, Fletcher, Langley, Foster, Sharpey,
Barclay, Bell, Wood.
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Lennard-Jones
- Mathematics shows: John E. Lennard-Jones|PhD|Cambridge|1924|advisor: Ralph
Fowler|(2 students listed)
- Mathematics has 3 generations: Fowler, Hill, Fletcher, (unknown).
- NDSU shows: John Edward Lennard-Jones|PhD|Cambridge|1924|Fowler
- NDSU has 9 generations: Fowler, Hill, Fletcher, Langley, Foster, Sharpey,
Barclay, Bell, Wood.
- UConn does not include Lennard-Jones
[We now think our second line for Lennard-Jones is for his MA degree.]
- YorkU shows: Lennard-Jones, Sir John Edward|Ralph H. Fowler|1924|Cambridge
Choice: Fowler as Lennard-Jones' preceptor.
Display: John Edward Lennard-Jones (1894-1954) (PhD 1924, Cambridge)
[preceptor: Ralph Howard Fowler]
Leonard, G William Jr
[Armstrong]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Leonard not included)
- Mainz does not include Leonard, G William
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index shows: (among 87 total entries)
"Leonard, Guy William (1921-)" with 5 citations.
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: auth=leonard, 1949-1950
- Mathematics does not include: Leonard G
- NDSU does not include Leonard
- UConn does not include Leonard
- YorkU does not include Leonard
Display: G William Leonard, Jr (1921- 0) (PhD 1949, MIT)
[preceptor: David Newton Hume]
Leroi, George Edgar
[Leroi]
- McCarty (1969) shows: Leroi|Harvard|W. Klemperer
- We (after McCarty) show: George E Leroi (1936-____) (PhD 1960, Harvard U)
(MSU ____-____) Klemperer
- verified: George E Leroi (1936-____) (PhD 1960, Harvard U)
(MSU 1967-____) [preceptor: William Aloys Klemperer]
- MSU records (through Rebecca Townsend) show retirement date: 1-1-08
- Mainz does not include Leroi
- DisAbs shows: Leroi, George Edgar|PhD|1961|Harvard U|
Chemistry, Physical|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Leroi
- NDSU does not include Leroi
- UConn does not include Leroi
- YorkU does not include Leroi
Display: George Edgar Leroi (1936-____) (PhD 1960, Harvard U) (MSU 1967-2007)
[preceptor: William Aloys Klemperer]
Lewis, Gilbert Newton
[Dye, Hart, Popov, Timnick]
- McCarty (1969) shows: G. N. Lewis|1875-1946|T. W. Richards
- We (after McCarty) show: G. N. Lewis (1875-1946) ( ) Richards
- Mainz shows: Lewis, Gilbert Newton|1875-1946|PhD|1899|Harvard|Richards
- DisAbs shows: Lewis, Gilbert Newton|PhD|1899|Harvard U|
Chemistry, General|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Lewis, Gilbert
- NDSU shows: Gilbert Newton Lewis|PhD|Harvard|1899|Richards
- NotreD shows: Gilbert Newton Lewis||Harvard|1899|Theodore W. Richards
- SciWorld shows: "Lewis, Gilbert (1875-1946) [under construction] American
chemist who, with Merle Randall wrote the classic Thermodynamics and the
Free Energy of Chemical Substances (1923). He introduced, clarified, and
expanded Gibbs's theories of thermodynamics. In 1916, he suggested that
chemical bonds could be formed by the sharing of electrons."
- UConn shows: Lewis, Gilbert N. (1875-1946; USA) [Harvard; with Richards]
- UMass shows: Lewis, Gilbert Newton|Harvard|1899|Richards
- USF shows: G. N. Lewis|Harvard|1899|Richards
- YorkU shows: Lewis, Gilbert Newton|Theodore W. Richards|1899|Harvard
Display: Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875-1946) (PhD 1899, Harvard)
[preceptor: Theodore William Richards]
Lewis, William Carl
[Lewis]
- We (after McCarty) show: Bill Lewis (____-____) (PhD ____, ) (MSU ____-____)
(none)
- Mainz does not include Lewis, William
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: auth=lewis,william, 1925-1935
- Mathematics does not include: our Lewis, William
- NDSU does not include Lewis, William
- UConn does not include Lewis, William
- YorkU does not include Lewis, William
Display: William Carl Lewis (1888-1959) (MS 1929, MSU) (MSU 1920-1953)
[preceptor: ]
Liebig, Baron Justus von (1803-1873) (PhD 1822, Erlangen)
[Allison, Beck, Bernthal, Blanchard, Chang, Dantus, Eick, Farnum, Galloway,
Geiger, Herbst, Horne, J Jackson, Kinsinger, Ledford, Leroi, McCusker, Melson,
Morrissey, Nazaroff, Posey, Rathke, Rogers, Schuetz, Schwendeman, Smith,
Sousa, Tulinsky, Wagner, Watson]
- McCarty (1969) shows: J. Liebig|1803-1875|Gay-Lussac
- We (after McCarty) show: J. Liebig (1805-1875) ( ) Gay-Lussac
- Mainz shows: Liebig, Justus von|1803-1873|PhD|1822|Erlangen|Kastner
Mains includes a note on Liebig's page:
"Liebig followed Kastner from Bonn to Erlangen on the promise that
Kastner would teach him mineral analyses. Later claiming that Kastner
did not know much about the subject (and finding it prudent to leave
Erlangen after instigating a student riot), Leibig went to Paris on
funds arranged by Kastner to learn organic chemistry from Gay-Lussac.
Kastner also arranged for Liebig to receive his PhD from Erlangen in
absentia."
Mains includes on Kastner's page:
"... forgotten man in German chemistry."
- Abbott shows: "Liebig, Justus von (1803-1873) ... went to university to study
under Karl Kastner at Bonn (where Liebig was arrested for his liberalist
political activity) and then he accompanied Kastner to Erlangen University,
where he gained his PhD in 1822 when he was still only 19 years old."
- Davidson shows: Justus von Liebig|Erlangen|1822|Gay-Lussac
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Liebig
- Mathematics does not include: Liebig, J
- NDSU shows: Justus von Liebig|PhD|Erlangen|1822|Kastner|Gay-Lussac
- NotreD shows: Justus von Liebig||Erlangen|1822|(none)
- NotreD-Physics shows: Justus von Liebig|Erlangen||1822|(none)
- SciWorld shows: "Liebig, Justus von (1803-1873) German analytical chemist
who collaborated with W?hler in organic chemistry investigations. With
W?hler, he discovered the benzoyl radical (C7H5O) in the 1830s, providing
seeming support for Berzelius's radical theory. He measured the composition
of silver fulminate to be 77.53% silver oxide and 22.47% cyanic acid, which
was the same ratio as W?hler had found for cyanic acid. At first, Liebig
thought W?hler was mistaken, but was eventually forced to agree that the
compounds had the same chemical formula. Also with W?hler, he wrote an
article under the pseudonym S. C. H. Windler ("Schwindler" means swindler
in German) which made fun of Laurent's substitution reactions. The article
related how chlorine had been made to substitute for other compounds,
producing substances entirely composed of chlorine atoms, but maintaining
their original chemical properties.
Liebig promoted chemistry as the central science, trying to underscore
its direct benefit to man in the form of pharmaceuticals. He developed a
technique for determining the carbon and hydrogen contained in a sample
from the carbon dioxide and water given off when a compound was burned. He
also attempted to derive physiological phenomena from physical and chemical
laws. In Agricultural Chemistry (1842), he presented organic chemistry in
its application to physiology and pathology. He was influenced by Helmholtz
in attempting to demonstrate that body heat and muscular action could be
derived from the oxidation of foodstuffs. He also sought to establish an
elemental balance between ingesta, excreta, and respiratory gases."
- UMass shows: Liebig, Justus von|Erlangen|1822|Gay-Lussac
- UConn shows: Liebig, Justus von (1803-1873; Germany) [ ; ]
- UTexas has preceptor as Gay-Lussac
- USF shows: Justus von Liebig|Erlangen|1822|Gay-Lussac
- Yorku shows: Liebig, Justus Freiherr von|Karl Friedrich Wilhelm|1822|Erlangen
Choice: Kastner as Liebig's preceptor. We found Mainz's evidence
more compelling than to simply follow traditional lineages. Our second
and third philosophies and our definition of preceptor (see "debate" page)
also led us to Kastner.
Display: Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) (PhD 1822, Erlangen)
[preceptor: Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner]
Lillevik, Hans A
[Lillevik]
- We (after McCarty) show: Hans A Lillevik (1916-____) (PhD 1946, Minnesota)
(MSU ____-____) (none)
- Mainz does not include Lillevik
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index shows: "Lillevik, Hans Andreas (1916-)"
and 9 citations.
- DisAbs shows: Lillevik, Hans A.|PhD|1947|U Minnesota|
Biochemistry|"The Technic of Catalytic Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis
Applied to Proteins and Related Model Compounds"|
- Mathematics does not include: Lillevik
- MSU employment records show: Lillevik, Hans A MSU employment 9/1/46-1/1/82;
deceased? (no information)
- NDSU does not include Lillevik
- Scifinder shows 29 publications 1941-1972; first two (1941) co-authored with
W. M. Sandstrom; no publications 1944-1950; publications in early 1950s do
not seem related to thesis title. [Possibly did not publish with preceptor?]
- UConn does not include Lillevik
- YorkU does not include Lillevik
Display: Hans A Lillevik (1916-____) (PhD - BioChem 1947, Minnesota) (MSU 1946-1982)
[preceptor: ]
Limpricht, Heinrich Franz Peter
[Baker, Borhan, Brubaker, Draths, Frost, Gennick, Grubbs, Guile, Hamilton,
Hoeschele, Huston, Karabatsos, LeGoff, Stille, Wulff]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Limpricht not included)
- Mainz shows: Limpricht, Heinrich Franz Peter|1827-1909|PhD|1850|Gottingen|
Wohler
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Limpricht
- Mathematics does not include: Limpricht
- NDSU shows: Heinrich Franz Peter Limpricht|PhD|Gottingen|1850|Wohler
- NotreD shows: Heinrich Franz Peter Limpricht||Gottingen|1850|Friedrich Wohler
- UConn does not include Limpricht
- UMass shows: Limpricht, Heinrich Frans Peter|Gottingen|1850|Wohler
- YorkU does not include Limpricht
display: Heinrich Franz Peter Limpricht (1827-1909) (PhD 1850, Gottingen)
[preceptor: Friedrich Wohler]
Lingane, James Jonas
[Gaudiello]
- Mainz shows: Lingane, James Jonas|1909-____|PhD|1938|Minnesota|Kolthoff
- DisAbs shows: Lingane, James J|PhD|1938|U Minnesota|
Chemistry, General|(title)|
- US Social Security Death Index shows: James J Lingane|born: 13 Sep 1909|
died: 17 Mar 1994|death residence: 02173 Lexington, Middlesex, MA
display: James Jonas Lingane (1909-1994) (PhD 1938, Minnesota)
[preceptor: Isaac Maurits Kolthoff]
Linstead, Reginald Patrick
[J Jackson]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Linstead not included)
- Mainz shows: Linstead, Reginald Patrick|1902-1966|PhD|1926|Imperial College,
London|Kon
Mainz includes a "FOOTNOTE: Linstead carried out undergraduate studies with
J. F. Thorpe, and after receiving his PhD degree with Kon, worked as
Thorpe's research assistant."
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Linstead
- Mathematics does not include: Linstead
- NDSU shows: Reginald Patrick Linstead|PhD|Imperial College|1926|Kon|Thorpe
NOTE: Kon is Thorpe's student
- NotreD shows: Reginald Patrick Linstead||Imperial College, London|1926|George
Armand Robert Kon
- OpenU shows: LINSTEAD, Reginald Patrick|1902-1966|PhD|1926|London University|
worked with: J. Thorpe
also: ...|DSc|1930|London University|worked with: (not stated)
- UConn does not include Linstead
- UMass shows: Linstead, Reginald Patrick|Imperial College|1926|J. F. Thorpe
- YorkU does not include Linstead
display: Reginald Patrick Linstead (1902-1966) (PhD 1926, Imperial College, London)
[preceptor: George Armand Robert Kon]
Lippard, Stephen James
[J Broderick]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Lippard not included)
- Stein found [Karlin, Kenneth D. "Preface." Inorg. Chim. Acta. 297 (2000),
xviii.] that Lippard's preceptor was Cotton
- Mainz shows: Lippard, Stephen James|1940- |PhD|1965|MIT|Cotton
- DisAbs shows: Lippard, Stephen James|PhD|1965|Mass Institute of Technology|
Chemistry, Analytical|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Lippard
- NDSU does not include Lippard
- UConn does not include Lippard
- UMass shows: Lippard, Stephen James|MIT|1961|Cotton
- YorkU does not include Lippard
Display: Stephen James Lippard (1940- 0) (PhD 1965, MIT)
[preceptor: Frank Albert Cotton]
Lippincott, William Thomas Jr
[Lippincott]
- We (after McCarty) show: William T Lippiincott Jr (1924-____) (PhD 1954, Ohio
State) (MSU ____-____) (none)
- Mainz does not include Lippincott
- ACS Pimmentel Award web page (at URL http://www.acs.org/portal/Chemistry
?PID=acsdisplay.html&DOC=awards%5Cpimentel.html) shows the award was given
"1975 William T. Lippincott". The same information is given on the Alpha
Chi Sigma "George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education" web page at URL
http://www.alphachisigma.org/awards/pimentel.che.html .
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index shows: "Lippincott, William Thomas (1924-)"
and 11 citations.
- Capital University's "Alumni Achievement Award" web page at URL
http://www.capital.edu/af/alumniachievementaward.html
includes "1968 William T. Lippincott Jr. '48"
- Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education report "Improving
Indicators of the Quality of Science and Mathematics Education in Grades
K-12" (at URL http://www.nap.edu/books/0309037409/html/171.html) lists in
the curriculum group "William T. Lippincott, Director, Institute of
Chemical Education, University of Wisconsin" in 1988 (or 1985?).
- DisAbs shows: Lippincott, William T., Jr.|PhD|1954|Ohio State U|
Chemistry, General|" The Kolbe electrosynthesis: The mechanism and effect
of alternating current"|
- Mathematics does not include: Lippincott, W
- MSU Chemistry personnel files show: Lippincott: start 1954, end 1957
- NDSU does not include Lippincott
- SciFinder shows 18 publications, mostly articles on chemical education and
undergraduate chemistry books, and one article with a title very similar
to that of the thesis (1956) co-authored by Christopher L. Wilson. Wilson
appears likely as Lippincott's preceptor.
- UConn does not include Lippincott
- Western Connecticut Section of the ACS (at URL
http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jcmacdonald/fairchem.htm) shows a visiting
scientist "1970 William T. Lippincott Univ. of Arizona".
- YorkU does not include Lippincott
Display: William Thomas Lippincott, Jr (1924-____) (PhD 1954, Ohio State) (MSU 1954-1957)
[preceptor: ]
Lobry de Bruyn, Cornelis Adriaan
[Armstrong, Enke]
- McCarty (1969) shows: L. de Bruyn|1857-1904|A. Franchimont
- We (after McCarty) show: L. De Bruyn (1857-1904) ( ) Franchimont
- Mainz shows: Lobry de Bruyn, Cornelis Adriaan|1857-1904|PhD|1883|Leiden|
Franchimont
- Davidson shows: Lobry de Bruyn|Leyden|1883|Franchimont
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Lobry de Bruyn
- Mathematics does not include: Lobry de Bruyn
- NDSU shows: Cornelis Adriaan Lobry de Bruyn|PhD|Leiden|1883|Franchimont
- UConn does not include Lobry de Bruyn
- UMass shows: Lobry de Bruyn, Cornelis Adriaan|Leiden|1883|Franchimont
- YorkU does not include Lobry de Bruyn
Display: Cornelis Adriaan Lobry De Bruyn (1857-1904) (PhD 1883, Leiden)
[preceptor: Antoine Paul Nicolas Franchimont]
Longuet-Higgins, Hugh Christopher
[P Hunt]
- We (after McCarty) show: H. C. Longuet-Higgins (1923-____) ( ) Coulson (and
secondary influence as Lennard-Jones)
- Mainz does not include Longuet-Higgins
- Abbott shows: "Longuet-Higgins, Hugh Christopher (1923-____) ... won a
scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford, where he worked under Charles
Coulson and obtained his doctorate in 1947."
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Longuet-Higgins
- Mathematics does not include: Longuet-Higgins
- NDSU does not include Longuet-Higgins
- UConn does not include Longuet-Higgins
- YorkU does not include Longuet-Higgins
Display: Hugh Christopher Longuet-Higgins (1923-____) (PhD 1947, Oxford)
[preceptor: Charles Alfred Coulson]
Loring, Hubert Scott
[Fairley]
- Mainz does not include Loring
- DisAbs shows: Loring, Hubert S|PhD|1934|U Illinois Urbana-Champaign|
Chemistry, General|"The Isolation and Characterization of Mesocystine
and a Study of its Chemistry and Metabolism"
- NDSU does not include Loring
- Notre dame does not include Loring
- SciFinder shows: about 85 publications 1930-1966, with the first 9 co-authored
with Vincent du Vigneaud 1930-1935. Other co-authors of first 9 publications
are: L.F. Audrieth(1); Ralph Dorfmann(2); Harold A. Crafts(3). All the papers
with du Vigneaud have titles that include "cystine" and one in 1933 has the
same title as Loring's thesis. Audrieth received PhD in 1926 from Cornell.
Dorfman received PhD in 1937 from Chicago. Craft(s) was not found in DisAbs.
- UConn does not include Loring
- U Illinois Library catalog shows: "Loring, Hubert Scott, 1908- " for author
of thesis.
- U Illinois Library contacted by e-mail regarding clues in thesis about the
identity of Loring's preceptor, and "JB" replied 28 Jul 2004:
"I was able to look at a copy of the thesis, and there are two names
associated with guiding Loring's research. The front page of the thesis
is a typed and signed form that verifies that loring has completed his
thesis. It is signed by William C. Rose on the line "in charge of thesis"
and Roger Adams on the "Head of Department" line. On the Acknowledgements
page, Loring thanks Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud "for the direction of this
research". So I'm not certain if the preceptor would be considered Rose
or Vigneaud."
- UMass does not include Loring
- YorkU does not include Loring
Question: Was Loring's preceptor Rose or du Vigneaud?
Discussion: No publications were found with both Loring and Rose as authors.
Ten publications were found 1930-1937 with both Loring and du Vigneaud as
authors and with the titles all containing variants of "cystine", the subject
of Loring's thesis. This publication history, along with the Acknowledgement
in Loring's thesis of du Vigneaud "for the direction of this research", both
strongly indicate that du Vigneaud was Loring's preceptor. du Vigneaud's
biography from the Nobel web site states "... du Vigneaud joined the
Physiological Chemical Staff at The University of Illinois under professor
W. C. Rose and in 1932 he became Head of the Biochemistry Department at the
George Washington University School of Medicine. ..." As Loring's thesis is
dated 1934 and was awarded by Illinois, du Vigneaud (then at GWU) no longer
had standing at Illinois and someone else had to stand in as the "director"
of Loring's PhD research. Rose, having a history with du Vigneaud and having
standing at Illinois, was that "stand in" person as far as signing the
official forms for Loring's PhD without there being any indication that he
had any research interaction with Loring.
Choice: du Vigneaud as Loring's preceptor.
Display: Hubert Scott Loring (1908-____) (PhD 1934, Illinois)
[preceptor: Vincent du Vigneaud]
Lovering, Joseph
[Harrison]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Lovering not included)
- Mainz shows: Lovering, Joseph|1813-1892|AB (mathematics)|1833|Harvard|Peirce
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Lovering
- Mathematics does not include: Lovering
- NDSU does not include Lovering
- UConn does not include Lovering
- UMass shows: Lovering, Joseph|AB (mathematics)|Harvard|1833|Peirce
- YorkU does not include Lovering
Display: Joseph Lovering (1813-1892) (AB - Math 1833, Harvard)
[preceptor: Benjamin Peirce]
Lucas, Howard Johnson
[Chang]
- We (after McCarty) show: H. J. Lucas (1885-1963) ( ) Nef
- Mainz shows: Lucas, Howard Johnson|1885-1963|MA|1908|Ohio State|McPherson
Mainz includes a "FOOTNOTE: After obtaining his MA degree with McPherson,
Lucas started work toward a PhD at the University of Chicago (probably
under Stieglitz). However, the death of his father in 1910 forced him
to leave Chicago and he never received a PhD degree." and a reference
4. which discounts Evans being Lucas' MA advisor. Note that McPherson
is, in turn, the student of J. Nef.
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Lucas, Howard
- Mathematics does not include: Lucas, H
- NDSU does not include Lucas
- SciWorld shows: "Lucas, Howard (1885-?) [under construction] American
chemist who taught at Caltech. He wrote the popular Organic Chemistry
(1953) textbook."
- UConn does not include Lucas
- YorkU does not include Lucas
choice: McPherson as Lucas' preceptor for his MA degree.
Display: Howard Johnson Lucas (1885-1963) (MA 1908, Ohio State)
[preceptor: William McPherson]
Lytle, Fred Edward
[Blanchard]
- We (after McCarty) show: F. E. Lytle (1943-____) ( ) Hercules
- Mainz does not include Lytle
- DisAbs shows: Lytle, Fred Edward|PhD|1969|Mass Institute of Technology|
Chemistry, Analytical|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Lytle, F
- NDSU does not include Lytle
- UConn does not include Lytle
- YorkU does not include Lytle
Display: Fred Edward Lytle (1943- 0) (PhD 1969, MIT)
[preceptor: David Michael Hercules]