Background
Worrall, David Elbridge was born on August 2, 1886 in Westerley, Rhode Island, United States. Son of William Francis and Iona May (Paine) Worrall.
Worrall, David Elbridge was born on August 2, 1886 in Westerley, Rhode Island, United States. Son of William Francis and Iona May (Paine) Worrall.
Bachelor of Science, Rhode Island State College, 1910. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1911, Doctor of Philosophy, 1919. Graduate student of University of Graz, Austria, 1928.
Chemist Guantanamo Sugar Company, Cuba, 1911-1912. Instructor chemistry, Smith College, 1914-1917. Assistant gas chemist bureau of Mines, 1918-1919.
Instructor chemistry, Harvard, 1919.
Assistant professor, chemistry, Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts, 1919-1924, professor since 1924. Director of chemical laboratories since 1939.
Visiting lecturer, Radcliffe College, 1924-1926.
Served as First lieutenant Chemical Warfare Service, United States Army, 1918. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Chemical Society (chairman North.E. Section 1929-1930).
Married Harriet Taber Tucker, November 28, 1914 (died November 7, 1940). Children: David Elbridge, Edward Tucker, Hilda.