Background
Kosolapoff, Gennady Michael was born on September 2, 1909 in Viatka, Russia. Son of Michael Paul and Alexandra Vasily (Shikhova) Kosolapoff.
Kosolapoff, Gennady Michael was born on September 2, 1909 in Viatka, Russia. Son of Michael Paul and Alexandra Vasily (Shikhova) Kosolapoff.
Came to the United States, 1924, naturalized, 1942. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Cooper Union, 1932. Master of Science in Biochemistry, University of Michigan, 1933, Doctor of Science in Chemistry, 1936.
Research chemist Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Company, 1936-1938, Monsanto Chemical Company, 1938-1948. Associate professor Auburn U., 1948-1953, research professor, 1953-1976. Research consultant industrial and governmental agys., 1943-1976.
Director chemical research F.J. Seiler Research Laboratory Office of Aerospace Research, Colorado, 1963-1964. Consultant Atomic Energy Commission. Lecturer chemistry of phosphorus, 1949-1976.
Member Chemical Society London.
Married Dorothea W. Bouton, July 20, 1934. Children: Alexandra, Michael, Patricia.