Background
Perlin, Arthur Saul was born on July 7, 1923 in Sydney, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Benjamin and Eva (Gaum) Perlin.
Perlin, Arthur Saul was born on July 7, 1923 in Sydney, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Benjamin and Eva (Gaum) Perlin.
Bachelor of Science, McGill University, Canada, 1944; Master of Science, McGill University, Canada, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Canada, 1949.
Research officer, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1948-1967; E.B. Eddy professor of chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1967-1991; professor of chemistry emeritus, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, since 1991; research scientist, Pulp and Paper Research Institute Canada, Montreal, Quebec, since 1967.
Fellow Royal Society Canada, Chemical Institute Canada. Member American Chemical Society (Christian Science Hudson award 1979).
Married Ruth Laurel Freedman, November 18, 1950. Children— Anna, Louise, Deborah, Myra, David.