Background
Fraenkel, Gideon August was born on February 21, 1932 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Gottfried Samuel and Rachel (Sobol) Fraenkel. came to the United States, 1948.
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Gideon August Fraenkel
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Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1952; Master of Arts, Harvard, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1957.
Career
Research associate, California Institute Technology, 1957-1960; member of faculty, Ohio State University, since 1960; professor of chemistry, Ohio State University, since 1968; guest professor, U. Lund, Sweden, 1971; visiting professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980. Member Executive Committee National Coalition Science and Technology. Guest professor of University Gothenberg, Sweden, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Chemical Society, Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Epsilon.
Connections
Married Alice Helen Messeloff, June 16, 1961. Children— Peter Nicholas, Emily Alexandra.
