Gus Sigmund Kass

Background

Kass, Gus Sigmund was born on October 19, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Herman and Anna (Klein) Kasakoff.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago.

Career

Chemist, Product Corporation American, Chicago, 1938-1939; research chemist, Acme Cosmetic Corporation, Chicago, 1939-1940; chief chemist, Duart Manufacturing Limited company, San Francisco, 1940-1941, 46-48; assistant research director, Helene Curtis Industries, Chicago, 1948-1954; vice president, technical director, Lanolin Plus, Inc., Chicago, 1954-1960; vice president R & D,, Alberto Culver Company, Melrose Park, Illinois, 1960-1974; president, consultant, Gordhandas Sunderdas Kass and Associations, Ltd., Skokie, Illinois, since 1974. Lecturer University of Illinois School Medicine, Chicago, 1965-1986.

Achievements

• Gus Sigmund Kass has been listed as a noteworthy chemical consulting company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Fellow American Institute Chemists, Society Cosmetic Chemists. Member American Chemical Society (life), American Academy Dermatology (life).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, photography, fishing, golf.

Connections

Married Shirley Herron, August 8, 1938. Children: Barbara Kass Kipnis, Marilyn Kass Ring.

Father:

Herman Kasakoff

Mother:

Anna (Klein) Kasakoff

Spouse:

Shirley Herron

child:

Barbara Kass Kipnis Kass

child:

Marilyn Kass Ring Kass