Background
Curtin, David Yarrow was born on August 22, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ellsworth Ferris and Margeretta (Cope) Curtin.
Curtin, David Yarrow was born on August 22, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ellsworth Ferris and Margeretta (Cope) Curtin.
Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1945.
Private assistant, Harvard, 1945-1946; instructor, then assistant professor of chemistry, Columbia University, 1946-1951; member of faculty, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1951; professor of chemistry, University of Illinois, 1954-1986; Fuson professor emeritus, University of Illinois, since 1988; head division organic chemistry, University of Illinois, 1963-1965. Visiting lecturer Institute de Quimica, Mexico, summer 1955, University Texas, 1959. Reilly lecturer U. Notre Dame, 1960.
Member American, British, Swiss chemical societies, National Academy of Sciences, American Crystallographic Association.
Married Constance O'Hara, July 1, 1950. Children– Susan McLean, David Ferris, Jane Yarrow.