Background
II, Frederick D. Greene was born on July 9, 1927 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Phillips Foster and Ruth (Altman) G.
II, Frederick D. Greene was born on July 9, 1927 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Phillips Foster and Ruth (Altman) G.
Graduate, Phillips Andover Academy, 1944; Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1949; Honorary Doctor of Science, Amherst College, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1952.
Research associate, University of California, Los Angeles, 1952-1953; instructor department chemistry, Massachusetts Institute Technology, Cambridge, 1953-1955; assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1955-1958; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958-1962; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962-1995; professor emeritus, since 1995.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemical (United Kingdom), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Theodora Elizabeth Whatmough, June 5, 1953. Children– Alan, Carol, Elizabeth, Phillips.