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Daniel Swern

educator

Daniel Swern, American educator. Recipient Arthur S. Flemming award United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1955, Lipid Chemistry award American Oil Chemists Society, 1968. Member Philadelphia Organic Chemists’.

Background

Swern, Daniel was born on January 21, 1916 in New York City. Son of Philip and Ida (Sternfield) Swern.

Education

Bachelor of Science, College City New York, 1935. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland., 1940.

Career

Research chemist Eastern regional research laboratory United States Department of Agriculture, Philadelphia, 1940-1948, research supervisor, 1948-1963. Professor of chemistry, senior research investigator Temple University, since 1963. Adjunct Professor Drexel Institute Technology, 1954-1963.

Consultant Armstrong Cork Company, Mobil Research and Development Corporation.

Achievements

  • Daniel Swern has been listed as a noteworthy educator. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Philadelphia Organic Chemists’.

Connections

Married Ann Ruth Siegel, August 14, 1938. Children: Harriet Ellen (Mistress Stuart Solomon), Dorothy Jane (Mistress Jay Federman).

Father:
Philip Swern

Mother:
Ida (Sternfield) Swern

Spouse:
Ann Ruth Siegel

child:
Harriet Ellen Swern (Mistress Stuart Solomon)

child:
Dorothy Jane Swern (Mistress Jay Federman)