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Closs, Gerhard Ludwig was born on May 1, 1928 in Wuppertal, Federal Republic Germany. Son of Ludwig and Maria (Pfeiffer) Closs. came to the United States, 1955.
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Gerhard Ludwig Ludwig Closs
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Gerhard Ludwig Closs, German Chemistry educator. Recipient Jean Servais Stas medal Societe Chimique de Belgique, 1971,award I-Australian Psychological Society, 1991. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences; member NAS, American Chemical Society (James Flack Norris award 1974, Arthur C. Cope award 1991).
Education
Diplom Chemiker, Universität Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Universität Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1955.
Career
Assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1957-1961;
associate professor, University of Chicago, 1961-1963;
professor of chemistry, University of Chicago, 1963-1974;
A.A. Michelson Distinguished Service professor of chemistry, University of Chicago, 1974-1992. Visiting professor University of Illinois, Chicago, 1965, Yale University, New Haven, 1965, Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands, 1971-1972. Adjunct foreign professor Institute Molecular Science, Okazaki, Japan, 1985.
Head chemical division Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1979-1982, senior scientist, 1984-1992.
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member NAS, American Chemical Society (James Flack Norris award 1974, Arthur C. Cope award 1991).
Connections
Married Liselotte Else Pohmer, August 17,1956.
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