Background
Liebhafsky, Herman Alfred was born on November 18, 1905 in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary. Son of Hugo and Aurelia (Demel) Liebhafsky.
Liebhafsky, Herman Alfred was born on November 18, 1905 in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary. Son of Hugo and Aurelia (Demel) Liebhafsky.
Bachelor of Science, Texas A. and M. College, 1926. Master of Sciences, University Nebraska, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1929.
Childrn—Douglas, Alison (Mistress Roger Van Vranken Des Forges). Came to the United States, 1912, naturalized, 1921. Instructor chemistry University of California at Berkeley, 1929-1934.
With General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1934-1967, manager electrochemical branch, 1964-1967.
Professor of chemistry Texas A. and M.U., College Station, 1967-1972, professor emeritus, 1972-1982.
Member Society Applied Spectroscopy (honorary life), American Chemical Society (Fisher award 1961). Club: Mohawk Golf (Schenectady). Senior author: X-ray Absorption and Emission in Analytical Chemistry, 1960, Fuel Cells and Fuel Batteries, 1968.
Married Sybil Small, November 30, 1935.