Background
Morrison, George Harold was born on August 24, 1921 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Beatrice (Morel) Morrison.
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George Harold Morrison
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Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1948.
Career
Instructor chemistry, Rutgers University, 1948-1950;
research chemist, Atomic Energy Commission, 1949-1951;
head inorganic and analytical chemistry, General Tel. & Electronic laboratories, 1951-1961;
professor of chemistry, Cornell Univercity, since 1961. Chairman of Commission analytical chemistry NAS-National Research Council, 1965-1977.
International Francqui chair U. Antwerp, Belgium, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society (award analytical chemistry 1971), Society Applied Spectroscopy (award 1975), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Annie Foldes, October 19, 1952. Children— Stephen, Katherine, Althea.
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American
Awards
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Recipient Benedetti-Pichler award American Microchem. Society, 1977, Eastern Analytical Symposium Jubilee award, 1986, Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry award Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, 1990. National Science Foundation senior fellow University of California, San Diego, 1967-1968, Guggenheim fellow, U. Paris, Orsay, 1974-1975, National Institutes of Health senior fellow Harvard Medical School, 1982-1983.Recipient Benedetti-Pichler award American Microchem. Society, 1977, Eastern Analytical Symposium Jubilee award, 1986, Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry award Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, 1990. National Science Foundation senior fellow University of California, San Diego, 1967-1968, Guggenheim fellow, U. Paris, Orsay, 1974-1975, National Institutes of Health senior fellow Harvard Medical School, 1982-1983.