Background
Beal, George Denton was born on August 12, 1887 in Scio, Ohio, United States. Son of James Hartley and Fannie Snyder (Young) Beal.
Beal, George Denton was born on August 12, 1887 in Scio, Ohio, United States. Son of James Hartley and Fannie Snyder (Young) Beal.
Pharmaceutical Chemist, Scio College Pharmacy, 1906, Pharmaceutical Doctorate., 1907. Bachelor of Philosophy, Scio College, 1908. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1910, Richard Butler scholar in chemistry, 1910-1911, Doctor of Philosophy, 1911.
Pharmaceutical M., Philadelphia College Pharmacy, 1933.
Doctor of Science, Mount Union College, 1933. Doctor of Science, Rutgers University, 1943.
Assistant in chemistry, Scio College Pharmacy, 1906-1908. Instructor in chemistry, University of Illinois, 1911-1914, associate, 1914-1918, assistant professor, 1918-1920, associate professor analytical and food chemistry, 1920-1924, professor, 1924-1926. Assistant director of the Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1926-1951, director research since 1951.
Professorial lecturer pharmacy U. Pittsburgh, 1946-1972.
Director American Druggists’ Insurance Company. Collaborator with commission on revision United States Pharmacopoeia, 1920.
Member committee of revision United States Pharmacopoeia, 11th to 15th revisions (chairman subcommittee on organic chemicals). Member United States Pharmacopoeial Convention, 1930, 40, 50.
1st vice chairman Commission Review, 1940, trustee 1955-1972.
Advisory board Question Manager research and development problems, North.R.C., 1946. Trustee Mount Union College (Alliance, O.), Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. Commission on pharmaceutical survey, American Council on Education 1946-1951.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president, chemistry 1951), American Public Health Association. Member American Chemical Society (chairman medicinal division 1938. Member of council 1942-1952, 54-72, chairman council 1945-1952), Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association, American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (president 1948-1972, Pennsylvania Chemical Society (president, 1946-1948), American Society Testing Materials, Industrial Hygiene Foundation, Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce (commission on pollution abatement), Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon (national president 1917-1919), Gamma Alpha, Psi Kappa Omega.
Winner Ebert prize, American Pharmaceutical Association, 1920, Remington medal, 1941.
Clubs: University, University of Pittsburgh Faculty (Pittsburgh).
Married Edith Downs, July 3, 1912. Children: George Denton, Marjorie Downs.