Background
Cox, Edward Hill was born on May 3, 1892 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Jefferson Drius and Mary Bee (Kepler) Cox.
Cox, Edward Hill was born on May 3, 1892 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Jefferson Drius and Mary Bee (Kepler) Cox.
Bachelor of Science, Earlham College, 1914. Master of Science, University Louisville, 1916. AM, Harvard University, 1920.
Doctor of Science, University Geneva, Switzerland, 1922. Postdoctoral study, University Berlin, 1923. Doctor Honoris Causa, University Montpellier, France, 1955.
Assistant, U. Louisville, 1914-1916;
assistant, University of Illinois, 1916-1917;
assistant professor, Oberlin College, 1917-1919;
chief chemist, Sharp & Dohme, 1923-1926;
member of faculty, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, from 1926;
Edmund Allen professor, head department chemistry, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, from 1949. Carl Schurz fellow, Germany, 1933-1934. Fulbright lectureship, France, 1952, U. Chulaslongkorn, Thailand, 1958.
Technical consultant Air Force, London, Paris, 1944-1945. Consultant Bureau Ordnance, United States Navy, from 1948. Education consultant National Science Foundation, 1957-1958.
Science attaché American Embassy, Paris, from 1950. Lieutenant, C.W.S., United States Army, 1917-1918. Fellow New York Academy of Sciences.
Member American Chemical Society (councillor 1945-1952).
Married N. Jane Boyd, June 11, 1928.