Background
Lemal, David Markham was born on February 20, 1934 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Richard Francis and Margaret Irene (Markham) Lemal.
Lemal, David Markham was born on February 20, 1934 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Richard Francis and Margaret Irene (Markham) Lemal.
AB, Amherst College, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Harvard University, 1959.
Instructor chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1958-1960; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1960-1965; associate professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1965-1969; professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1969-1981; department chair chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1976-1979; Albert W. Smith professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., since 1981. Chair hydrocarbon chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Andover, N.H., 1970, chair heterocyclic compounds, New Hampton, N.H., 1970, board of trustees, 1973-1979, chair, 1977-1978.
Member American Chemical Society (co-chair Winter Fluorine Conference 1987, 89, chair fluorine division 1990), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Helen Theresa Moran, January 26, 1963 (divorced June 1991). Children: Anne-Marie, Marielle, Richard James, Corinne. Married Lee Ann Gabriel, March 11, 1994.