This page is a work area in which information about every person in the MSU Chemical Genealogy charts is gathered and evaluated. The references to several chemical genealogy sources, including those available on the WWW in addition to reference books, are listed on the previous page.
The last line for each individual, in bold font and labeled "display:", shows the text to be displayed on the MSU Chemistry genealogy web pages for the individual.
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Nakanishi, Koji
[Huang, Tanis]
- Mainz does not include Nakanishi
- E-mail 21 Nov 2007 from Xuefei Huang includes:
"Nakanishi's degree - PhD Nagoya University (F. Egami / Y. Hirata) 1954"
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index shows: "Nakanishi, Koji (1925-)" and
31 citations.
- DisAbs does not include Nakanishi
- Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze Curriculum vitae Koji Nakanishi at the URL:
http://www.accademiaxl.it/Accademia/Soci/Curricula/Koji_Nakanishi.htm
shows: birth 1925; B.Sc. Nagoya University 1947; Post-graduate Harvard
University (L.F. Fieser) 1950-52; Ph.D. Nagoya University
(F.Egami/Y.Hirata) 1954.
- J Chem Educ 'Biographical Snapshots' web page for Koji Nakanishi at the URL:
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCEWWW/Features/eChemists/Bios/Nakanishi.html
shows his birthdate at "5/11/1925" and tells "He earned both bachelor's and
doctorate degrees from Nagoya University.".
- MSU Chemistry, brochure for Warner-Lambert Lectureship in 1981, shows "..born
1925 in Hong Kong .. PhD degree from Nagoya University in 1954.." with no
mention of his preceptor.
- Nakanishi Publication List at the URL:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/groups/nakanishi/KNpubs.html
shows only one paper (in English) co-authored by F.Egami and eleven by
Y. Hirata.
- SciFinder shows publications starting in 1949 with 9 papers (1949-1956)
co-authored by Yoshimasa Hirata. Hirata's publication record begins in
1945 and 6 papers in 1948 with the second paper co-authored by Nakanishi.
[I suspect Hirata is much older but the on-line database only begins after
1945 for Japanese journals.]
Display: Koji Nakanishi (1925-____) (PhD 1954, Nagoya (Japan))
[preceptor: Yoshimasa Hirata]
Nazaroff, George V
[Nazaroff]
- McCarty (1969) shows: Nazaroff|Wisconsini|J. Hirschfelder
- We (after McCarty) show: George V Nazaroff (1938-____) (PhD 1965, Wisconsin)
(MSU ____-____) Hirschfelder
- Mainz does not include Nazaroff
- DisAbs shows: Nazaroff, George Vasily|PhD|1965|U Wisconsin|
Chemistry, Physical|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Nazaroff
- MSU Chemistry personnel files show: Nazaroff: start 1966, end 1972
- NDSU does not include Nazaroff
- UConn does not include Nazaroff
- YorkU does not include Nazaroff
Display: George Vasily Nazaroff (1938-____) (PhD 1965, Wisconsin) (MSU 1966-1972)
[preceptor: Joseph Oakland Hirschfelder]
Nef, John Ulric
[Chang, Schuetz]
- McCarty (1969) shows: J. Nef|1862-1915|A. Baeyer
- We (after McCarty) show: J. Nef (1862-1915) ( ) Baeyer
- Mainz shows: Nef, John Ulric|1862-1915|PhD|1886|Munich|Baeyer
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Nef, John
- Mathematics does not include: Nef
- NDSU shows: John Ulric Nef|PhD|Munich|1886|Baeyer
- UConn shows: Nef, John Ulric (1862-1915; Switzerland) [Munich; with Konings]
- UMass shows: Nef, John Ulric|Munich|1886|Baeyer
- USF shows: John Ulric Nef|Munich|1886|Baeyer
- YorkU shows: Nef, John Ulric|Adolf Baeyer|1886|Munich
question: preceptor? Baeyer or Konings?
discussion:
choice:
Display: John Ulric Nef (1862-1915) (PhD 1886, Munich)
[preceptor: ]
Nelson, John Maurice
[Gansow]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - John Nelson not included)
- Mainz does not include Nelson, John
- DisAbs shows: Nelson, John Maurice|PhD|1907|Columbia U|
Chemistry, General|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Nelson, John
- NDSU does not include Nelson
- UConn does not include Nelson
- YorkU does not include Nelson
Display: John Maurice Nelson (1876-1955) (PhD 1907, Columbia)
[preceptor: Marston Taylor Bogert]
Nelson, Norman A
[Maleczka]
- We (after McCarty) show: N. A. Nelson (1927-____) ( ) Wilds
- Mainz does not include Nelson, Norman
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index shows: (among 26 Nelson, Norman entries)
"Nelson, Norman, Jr. (1927-)" and 1 citation,
"Nelson, Norman A. (1927-)" and 4 citations,
"Nelson, Norman Allan (1927-)" and 7 citations.
- DisAbs shows: Nelson, Norman A.|PhD|1953|U Wisconsin|
Chemistry, General|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Nelson, Norman
- NDSU does not include Nelson
- UConn does not include Nelson
- YorkU does not include Nelson
Display: Norman A Nelson (1927-____) (PhD 1953, Wisconsin)
[preceptor: Alfred L Wilds]
Nernst, Walther Hermann
[Weaver]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Nernst not included)
- Mainz shows: Nernst, Hermann Walther|1864-1941|PhD (physics)|1887|Wurzburg|
Kohlrausch
- Abbott shows: Nernst, Hermann Walther (1864-1941) ... took a PhD degree under
Freidrich Kohlrausch at Wurzburg in 1886..."
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Nernst, Walther
- Mathematics shows: Walther Nernst|PhD|||advisor: (unknown)|(2 students
received degrees at Berlin in 1908, 1914)
- NDSU does not include Nernst
- SciWorld shows: "Nernst, Hermann (1864-1941) German chemist who applied the
principles of thermodynamics to the electric cell. He constructed an
equation, known as the Nernst Equation, which related the voltage of a cell
to its properties. Independently of Thomson, he explained why compounds
ionize easily in water. The explanation, called the Nernst-Thomson rule,
holds that it is difficult for charged ions to attract each other through
insulating water molecules, so they dissociate. Nernst was awarded the 1920
Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of the Third Law of
Thermodynamics , which states that entropy approaches a minimum (which can
be arbitrarily set to zero) as temperature approaches absolute zero. He
also built a ceramic lamp."
- UConn does not include Nernst
- YorkU shows: Nernst, Hermann Walther|F. Kohlrausch|1887|Wurzburg
Display: Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941) (PhD - Physics 1887, Wurzburg)
[preceptor: Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch]
Nicholson, Richard Selindh
[Nicholson]
- McCarty (1969) shows: Nicholson|Wisconsin|I. Shain
- We (after McCarty) show: Nicholson (____-____) (PhD ____, Wisconsin) (MSU
____-____) Shain
- verified: Richard Selindh Nicholson (1938-____) (PhD 1964, Wisconsin) (MSU 1964-1970)
[preceptor: Irving Shain]
- Mainz does not include Nicholson
- DisAbs shows: Nicholson, Richard Selindh|PhD|1964|U Wisconsin|
Chemistry, Analytical|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Nicholson, R
- MSU Chemistry personnel files show: Nicholson: start 1964
- NDSU does not include Nicholson
- UConn does not include Nicholson
- YorkU does not include Nicholson
Display: Richard Selindh Nicholson (1938-____) (PhD 1964, Wisconsin) (MSU 1964-1970)
[preceptor: Irving Shain]
Nocera, Daniel G
[Nocera]
- We (after McCarty) show: Daniel G Nocera (1957-____) (PhD 1984, California
Institute of Technology) (MSU ____-____) (none)
- verified: Daniel G Nocera (1957- 0) (PhD 1984, CalTech)
(MSU 1983-1999) [preceptor: Harry Barkus Gray, Jr]
- Mainz does not include Nocera
- DisAbs shows: Nocera, Daniel George|PhD|1984|Calif Institute of Technology|
Chemistry, Inorganic|(title)|(abstract)|
- Mathematics does not include: Nocera
- NDSU does not include Nocera
- UConn does not include Nocera
- YorkU does not include Nocera
Display: Daniel George Nocera (1957- 0) (PhD 1984, CalTech) (MSU 1983-1999)
[preceptor: Harry Barkus Gray, Jr]
Norris, James Flack
[Borhan, Brubaker, Draths, Frost, Gennick, Grubbs, Hoeschele, Stille, Wulff]
- McCarty (1969) J. Norris|1871-1940|I. Remsen
- We (after McCarty) show: J. Norris (1871-1940) ( ) Remsen
- Mainz shows: Norris, James Flack|1871-1940|PhD|1895|Johns Hopkins|Remsen
- DisAbs shows: Norris, James Flack|PhD|1895|Johns Hopkins U|
Chemistry, General|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Norris, J
- NDSU shows: James Flack Norris|PhD|Johns Hopkins|1895|Remsen
- NotreD shows: James Flack Norris||Johns Hopkins|1895|Ira Remsen
- UConn shows: Norris, James F. (1871-1949; USA) [ Johns Hopkins; ]
- UMass shows: Norris, James Flack|Johns Hopkins|1895|Remsen
- USF shows: J. F. Norris|Johns Hopkins|1892|Remsen
- YorkU does not include Norris
Display: James Flack Norris (1871-1940) (PhD 1895, Johns Hopkins)
[preceptor: Ira Remsen]
Norrish, Ronald George Wreyford
[Dantus]
- We (after McCarty) show: R. G. W. Norrish (____-____) ( ) (none)
- Stein found [note in genealogy box; not verified] that Norrish's preceptor
was Rideal
- Mainz shows: Norrish, Ronald George Wreford|1897-1978|PhD|1924|Cambridge|
Rideal
- Abbott shows: "Norrish, Ronald George Wreyford (1897-1978) ... from Cambridge
... gaining his PhD in 1924 ... began working in photochemistry in 1923
with E. K. Rideal..."
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Norrish, Ronald
- Mathematics does not include: Norrish
- NDSU does not include Norrish
- NotreD shows: Ronald George Wreyford Norrish||Cambridge|1925|Eric Keightley
Rideal
- OpenU shows: NORRISH, Ronald George|1897-1978|PhD|1924|Cambridge U|
worked with: Lowry
also: ...|DSc|1936|Cambridge U|worked with: (not listed)
- UConn does not include Norrish
- YorkU shows: Norrish, Ronald George Wreyford|Eric Keightley Rideal|1924|
Cambridge
Display: Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897-1978) (PhD 1924, Cambridge)
[preceptor: Eric Keightley Rideal]
Norton, John Pitkin
[Byerrum, Spees]
- We (after McCarty) show: (nothing - Norton not included)
- Mainz shows: Norton, John Pitkin|1822-1852|MA (honorary)|1846|Yale|
Johnson, J.
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Norton, John
- Mathematics does not include: Norton, J
- NDSU shows: John Pitkin Norton|MA (hon)|Yale|1846|J. F. W. Johnson
- UConn does not include Norton
- UMass shows: Norton, John Piktin|Yale|1846|JFW Johnson
NOTE: spelling of middle name?
- YorkU does not include Norton
Display: John Pitkin Norton (1822-1852) (MA (honorary) 1846, Yale)
[preceptor: James Finlay Weir Johnston]
Novotny, Milos Vlastislav
[McGuffin]
- We (after McCarty) show: M. V. Novotny (1942-____) ( ) Skursky
- e-mail 07Nov2007 from Robert T Kennedy (U. Michigan) includes:
"Novotny (Brno) - Skursky (Brno, 1952)"
- Mainz does not include Novotny
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index shows: "Novotny, Milos Vlastislav
(1942-) and 8 citations.
- DisAbs shows: Novotny, Milos|PhD|1972|McMaster (Canada)|
Mathematics|(title)| [***apparently not our Milos Novotny]
- Mathematics shows: Milos Novotny|PhD|McMaster|1972|advisor: Claude
Billigheimer|(no students known) [***apparently not our Milos Novotny]
- NDSU does not include Novotny
- UConn does not include Novotny
- UMich shows: "M Novotny (Brno, 1965) - L Skursky (Brno, 1952)"
- YorkU does not include Novotny
Display: Milos Vlastislav Novotny (1942- 0) (PhD 1965, Brno (Czech))
[preceptor: Ladislav Skursky]
Noyes, Arthur Amos
[Geiger, Kinsinger, Posey, Rogers, Schwendeman, Smith]
- McCarty (1969) shows: A. A. Noyes|1866-1936|W. Ostwald
- We (after McCarty) show: A. A. Noyes (1866-1936) ( ) Ostwald
- Mainz shows: Noyes, Arthur Amos|1866-1936|PhD|1890|Leipzig|Ostwald
- DisAbs has no matching entry for: Noyes, Arthur
- Mathematics does not include: Noyes
- NDSU shows: Arthur Amos Noyes|PhD|Leipzig|1890|Ostwald
- NotreD shows: Arthur Amos Noyes||Leipzig|1890|Frederich Wilhelm Ostwald
- SciWorld shows: "Noyes, Arthur (1866-1936) [under construction] American
physical chemist and one of the founding fathers of Caltech, together with
Hale and Millikan."
- UConn does not include Noyes, Arthur
- UMass shows: Noyes, Arthur Amos|Leipzig|1890|Ostwald
- USF shows: A. A. Noyes|Liepzig|1894|Ostwald
- YorkU does not include Noyes
Display: Arthur Amos Noyes (1866-1936) (PhD 1890, Leipzig)
[preceptor: Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald]
Noyes, William Albert
[Baker, LeGoff]
- McCarty (1969) shows: W. A. Noyes|1857-1941|I. Remsen
- We (after McCarty) show: W. A. Noyes (1857-1941) ( ) Remsen
- Mainz shows: Noyes, William Albert|1857-1941|PhD|1882|Johns Hopkins|Remsen
- Davidson shows: W. A. Noyes, Sr.|Hopkins|1882|Remsen
- DisAbs shows: Noyes, William Albert|PhD|1882|Johns Hopkins U|
Chemistry, General|(title)|
- Mathematics does not include: Noyes
- NDSU does not include W. A. Noyes
- UConn shows: Noyes, Wiulliam Albert (1857-1941; USA) [Johns Hopkins; with
Remsen]
- YorkU does not include Noyes
Display: William Albert Noyes (1857-1941) (PhD 1882, Johns Hopkins)
[preceptor: Ira Remsen]