Frank Gerhardt Colby

Background

Colby, Frank Gerhardt was born on April 10, 1915 in Mulhausen, Germany. Son of Fritz and Paula (Oppenheimer) Cohn. came to the United States, 1946.

Education

Chemical Engineering, U. Geneva, 1939; Doctor of Science, U. Geneva, 1941.

Career

Private practice, various companies, Havana, Cuba, 1941-1946; research chemist, Industrial Tape Corporation, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1946-1947; chemical literature specialist, Commercial Solvents Corporation, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1947-1951; from director research information to associate director science issues, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1951-1983; science consultant research analysis and product liability, New York City, since 1983.

Achievements

• Frank Gerhardt Colby has been listed as a noteworthy Scientific consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society M C.

Connections

Married Renee Hiller, October 15, 1952(deceased March 1995). Children: Audrey B., Leonard F.

Father:

Fritz Cohn

Mother:

Paula (Oppenheimer) Cohn

Spouse:

Renee Hiller

child:

Leonard F. Colby

child:

Audrey B. Colby