Edward McIntosh Acton

Background

Acton, Edward McIntosh was born on May 30, 1930 in Morgan Hill, California, United States. Son of John Edward and Margaret (McIntosh) Acton.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Stanford (California) U., 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957.

Career

Chemist, Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1951-1953; organic chemist, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1957-1975; program manager, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1975-1985; professor medicinal chemistry, University Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Cancer Institute, Houston, 1985-1987; deputy branch chief, expert, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1987-1991; consultant, Menlo Park, since 1991.

Achievements

• Edward McIntosh Acton has been listed as a noteworthy Medicinal chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry.

Connections

Father:

John Edward Acton

Mother:

Margaret (McIntosh) Acton