Frank Paul Buff

Background

Buff, Frank Paul was born on February 13, 1924 in Munich, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Johanna Helene (Guggenheimer) Buff. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1944.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1949.

Career

Junior chemist, Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California, 1946; research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1949-1950; professor of chemistry, U. Rochester, New York, since 1950; visiting professor, Institute Theoretical Physics, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1959-1960; consultant, Mobil Research Corporation summer visitor, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1962.

Achievements

• Frank Paul Buff has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society, American Institute Chemists, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Iva Mary Moore, December 21, 1956. Children— Susan Kathleen, Marjorie Anne.

Father:

Heinrich Buff

Mother:

Johanna Helene (Guggenheimer) Buff

Spouse:

Iva Mary Moore