Background
Snyder, Francis Louis Ver was born on May 27, 1925 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Peter and Elizabeth (Becker) VerSnyder.
Snyder, Francis Louis Ver was born on May 27, 1925 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Peter and Elizabeth (Becker) VerSnyder.
Bachelor of Science, Notre Dame University, 1950.
Engineer, General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1950-1955; research associate, General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, 1955-1961; associate director, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Laboratory, North Haven, Connecticut, 1961-1970; manager materials engineering, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Laboratory, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1970-1977; assistant director, United Technologies Research, East Hartford, 1977-1984. Private practice materials consultant, Branford, Connecticut, 1984-1987.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1945. Fellow American Society Metals (Howe medal 1954), Franklin Institute (Clamer medal 1976), The Metallurgical Society. Member National Academy Engineering, Connecticut Academy of Sciences & Engineering.
Married Katherine Ann Kelly, May 30, 1948 (divorced February 1986). Children: Constance, Christine, Kelly.