Background
Buchi, George Hermann was born on August 1, 1921 in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland. Son of George Jakob and Martha (Müller) Buchi. came to the United States, 1948.
Buchi, George Hermann was born on August 1, 1921 in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland. Son of George Jakob and Martha (Müller) Buchi. came to the United States, 1948.
Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1945; Doctor of Science, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1947; D Natural Wissenschaft honoris causa, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1987; D honoris causa, U. Heidelberg, Federal Republican of Germany, 1983.
Fellow. University of Chicago 1948-1949. Instructor, University of Chicago 1949-1951. Assistant Professor, of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1951-1956, Association Professor 1956-1958, Professor 1958-1971, Camille s Aat Kealatl^ WwlSKii alCoUeiliitl AatGniCiil. flair DqUH.
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Member American Chemical Society (Ernest Guenther award 1958, award for creative work organic chemical 1973), Swiss Chemical Society (Ruzicka award 1957), Brit.Chem. Society, German Chemical Society, Japanese Chemical Society, Pharmaceutical Society Japan (honorary foreign member), National Academy Science.
Married Anne Westfall Barkman in 1955.