Background
Williams, EVan Clifford was born on September 7, 1892 in Hull, England. Came to the United States, 1928. Son of Thomas R. and Rachel (Evans) Williams.
Williams, EVan Clifford was born on September 7, 1892 in Hull, England. Came to the United States, 1928. Son of Thomas R. and Rachel (Evans) Williams.
Master of Science, University Manchester, England, 1917. Doctor of Science, University London, 1928.
Member research staff, British Dyestuffs Corporation, 1917-1919; head intermediates department, British Dyestuffs Corporation, 1919-1921; in charge research, member joint research committee, Leeds U., National Benzole Association, 1921-1926; 1st Ramsay Memorial professor chemical engineering, University College, London, 1923-1928; director research, vice president, board directors, Shell Development Company, San Francisco and Emeryville, California, 1928-1940; vice-president, director research, General Mills, Inc., 1941-1942; vice president in charge research, board directors, General Aniline and Film Corporation, 1942-1945; vice-president, director research, Schenley Distillers Corporation, 1945-1950; consultant, from 1945. Board directors Distillation Products, Inc., United States Industrial Chemicals, Inc.
Chairman on industrial disarmament of Germany Engineers Joint Council Committee. Member National Research Council, American Institute of Electrical Engineers (Walker medalist 1942), American, British chemical societies, British Institute Chemical Engineers, Council British Institute, Faraday Society, Century Association, Athenaeum.
Married Lilian H. Baxter, August 1918. Children: Anthony Arthur, Penelope, Christopher Roger.