Charles Herbert DePuy

Background

DePuy, Charles Herbert was born on September 10, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Carroll E. and Helen (Plehn) Depositus.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; A.M., Columbia University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1953.

Career

Assistant professor of chemistry, Iowa State University, 1953-1959; associate professor, Iowa State University, 1959-1962; professor, Iowa State University, 1962-1963; professor of chemistry, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1963-1992; professor emeritus, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1992. Visiting professor University of Illinois, summer 1954, University of California, Berkeley, summer 1960. National Institutes of Health senior postdoctoral fellow U. Basel, Switzerland, 1969-1970.

Consultant A.E. Staley Company, 1956-1980, Marathon Oil Corporation, 1964-1989.

Achievements

• Charles Herbert DePuy has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Molecular Reactions and Photochemistry (Foundations of Modern Organic Chemistry)
  • Exercises in Organic Spectroscopy

Membership

Served wih Army of the United States, 1946-1947. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (Executive Committee organic division, chairman Colorado section, member of advisory board journal 1987-1992, gold medal), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Eleanor Burch, December 21, 1949. Children: David Gareth, Nancy Ellen, Stephen Baylie, Katherine Louise.

Father:

Carroll E. Depositus

Mother:

Helen (Plehn) Depositus

Spouse:

Eleanor Burch

child:

David Gareth DePuy

child:

Stephen Baylie DePuy

child:

Nancy Ellen DePuy

child:

Katherine Louise DePuy