Background
Kreysa, Frank Joseph was born on April 21, 1919 in Stankov, Czechoslovakia. Son of Francis and Marie (Koukl) Kreysa. came to the United States, 1939.
Kreysa, Frank Joseph was born on April 21, 1919 in Stankov, Czechoslovakia. Son of Francis and Marie (Koukl) Kreysa. came to the United States, 1939.
Bachelor, Macalester College, 1940; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, Columbia University, 1948.
Analytical chemist, Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1940-1941; assistant chemist, Columbia University College Pharmacology, New York City, 1943-1944; from instructor to associate professor of chemistry, St. John's U., New York, 1946-1955; from senior research chemist to assistant to vice president European development, W.R. Grace & County, New York, Maryland., 1955-1961; from senior professional associate to vice president, Smithsonian Institute Science Information Exch., Washington, 1961-1973; chief science service division Bureau Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,, United States Treasury Department, Washington, 1973-1982; retired, 1982. Technical consultant Chemo Puro Manufacturing County, New York, New Jersey, 1951-1955. Member Science Manpower Commission, 1969-1973.
Chairman board of trustees American Society Safety Research, 1966-1970. Member American Institute Chemists, American Chemical Society.
Married Aida Cavalcanti Maehlmann, March 11, 1950. Children: Francis John, Henry Joseph, Charles Gerhard, Peter George.