Background
Christensen, Burton Grant was born on April 8, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Carl Victor Christensen and Alice May (Miller) Carrigg.
pharmaceutical company executive
Christensen, Burton Grant was born on April 8, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Carl Victor Christensen and Alice May (Miller) Carrigg.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1952; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1956.
Senior research chemist, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, New Jersey, 1956-1971; assistant director laboratories, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, 1971-1973; director synthetic chemical research, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, 1973-1976; senior director, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahmay, 1976-1977; executive director, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahmay, 1977-1982; vice president basic chemistry, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahmay, 1982-1987; senior vice president chemistry, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahmay, since 1987. Adjunct professor of chemistry Stevens Institute Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, since 1987.
Member New Jersey American Chemical Society (Cecil L. Brown lecturer 1974, Thomas Alva Edison Patent award 1982), American Institute of Chemists (chemical pioneer award 1989).
Married Victoria M. Wind, August 12, 1961 (divorced September 1980). Children: Marla Ann, Kacey. Married Judith Ann Fayter, July 25, 1981.