Background
Loewus, Frank Abel was born on October 22, 1919 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of David G. and Alyce (Abel) Loewus.
Biochemistry and plant physiology educator
Loewus, Frank Abel was born on October 22, 1919 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of David G. and Alyce (Abel) Loewus.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1942. Master of Science, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1952.
Research associate department biochemistry, University of Chicago, 1952-1955; chemist, Western Regional Research Laboratory, USDA, Berkeley, California, 1955-1964; professor department biology, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1964-1975; professor, fellow institute of biological chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, 1975-1990; professor emeritus, fellow emeritus Institute Biological Chemical, Washington State University, Pullman, since 1990. Instructor-in-charge Experimental Marine Botany, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, summers, 1970-1974.
1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phytochem. Society North America (life.
President 1975-1976, editor-in-chief Recent Advances in Phytochemistry 1977, 80-84, PSNA Phytochemistry Pioneer, 2007), American Society Plant Physiologists (Charles Reid Barnes Life Member award 1993), American Chemical Society, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Married Mary Esther Walz, December 26, 1947. Children: Rebecca, David I., Daniel.