Esmond Emerson Snell

Background

SNELL, Esmond was born on September 22, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Son of Heber C. Snell and Hedwig Ludwig.

Education

Bachelor, Brigham Young University, 1935. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1938.

Honorary Doctor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1982.

Career

Assistant Professor, of Chemistry, University of Texas 1941-1942, Association Professor 1943-1945. Professor 1951-1956, Association Director Clayton Foundation, Biochemical Institute of University of Texas 1954-1956. Association Professor, of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin 1945-1947, Professor 1947-1951.

Professor, of Biochemistry, University of Calif, at Berkeley 1956-1976, Chairman Department, of Biochemistry 1956-1962. Professor, and Chairman Department, of Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin 1976-1980, Ashbel Smith Professor, of Chemistry and Microbiology since 1980. Professor, of Biochemistry, University of Wash., Seattle 1953.

Guggenheim Fellow, University of Cambridge, Copenhagen and Zurich 1954-1955, Max-Planck Institute fur Zellchemie, Munich 63, Rockefeller University. New York, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and University of Freiburg and Wurzburg 1970. President 1961-1962).

Honorary Doctor of Science (Wisconsin) 1982. Eli Lilly.

Works

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• book

  • Chemical & Biological Aspects of Pyridoxal Catalysis, Proceedings of a Symp Osium of the International Union of Biochemistry, Ro
  • Chemical and Biological Aspects of Pyridoxal Catalysis
  • Chemical and Biological Aspects of Pyridoxal Catalysis, Proceedings of a Symposium of the International Union of Biochemistry, Rome, October 1962
  • Pyridoxal Catalysis: Enzymes and Model Systems (Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on chemical and Biological aspects of Pyridoxal Catyalysis Sponsored By the International Union of biochemistry, moscow, September 1966)
  • Chemical and biological aspects of pyridoxal catalysis : proceedings of a symposium of the International Union of Biochemistry, Rome, October 1962.
  • Pyridoxal Catalysis: Enzymes And Model Systems
  • Pyridoxal Catalysis: Enzymes and Model Systems (Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on chemical and Biological aspects of Pyridoxal Catyalysis Sponsored By the International Union of biochemistry, moscow, September 1966)
  • Pyridoxal Catalysis: Enzymes and Model Systems; Proceedings
  • Pyridoxal catalysis: enzymes and model systems : proceedings.

• Other Work

  • Author numerous research articles in science journals. Editor: Volume III Biochemical Preparations, 1963-1964, Chemical and Biological Aspects of Pyridoxal Catalysis, 1963, Pyridoxal Catalysis, Enzymes and Model Systems, 1968. Member editorial board Journal American Chemical Soc, 1948-1958, Journal Biological Chemistry, 1949-1959, Biochemistry, 1961-1970, Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Communication, 1970-1985, Biofactors, 1988-1991.Editor: Annual Review Biochemistry, 1969-1983.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Nutrition (Meade-Johnson B-Complex award 1946, Osborne-Mendel award 1951). Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Japanese Bio-chemical Society (honorary), American Chemical Society (chairman division biological chemistry 1954, Kenneth A. Spencer award 1974, Nebraska Lectureship award 1983), American Society Biological Chemists (president 1961-1962, William Rose award 1985), Society of America Bacteriologists (Eli Lilly award in bacteriology and immunology 1945), American Academy Microbiology.

Interests

• Travel, gardening.

Connections

Married Mary Caroline Terrill, March 15, 1941. Children: Esmond Emerson (deceased), Richard T., Allan G., Margaret Annual.

Father:

Heber Cyrus Snell

Mother:

Hedwig Emma (Ludwig) Snell

Spouse:

Mary Caroline Terrill

child:

Esmond Emerson Snell (deceased)

child:

Richard T. Snell

child:

Allan G. Snell

child:

Margaret Annual Snell