Background
He was born in Latvia, then under Czarist rule, and became Professor of Chemistry at the University of Latvia after independence.
He was born in Latvia, then under Czarist rule, and became Professor of Chemistry at the University of Latvia after independence.
He immigrated to America in 1949 and eventually obtained a professorship at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. His notes and papers are held in the library of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, where they occupy 4 linear feet.