Background
Jonassen, Hans Boegh was born on August 18, 1912 in Seelze, Hannover, Germany. Son of Hans Adolph Leire Boegh and Ida (von Droege) Jonassen. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1943.
Jonassen, Hans Boegh was born on August 18, 1912 in Seelze, Hannover, Germany. Son of Hans Adolph Leire Boegh and Ida (von Droege) Jonassen. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1943.
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1942. Master of Science, Tulane University, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1946.
Abitur, Leibniz Realgymnasium, Germany, 1931.
Instructor, Tulane University, 1942-1944;
assistant professor, Tulane University, 1946-1948;
associate professor, Tulane University, 1948-1952;
professor, Tulane University, since 1952;
department chairman chemistry, Tulane University, 1962-1968;
W.R. Irby professor of chemistry, Tulane University, 1972-1978;
W.R. Irby professor of chemistry emeritus, Tulane University, since 1978;
professor engineering, Tulane University, since 1978. Science liaison officer London branch Office Naval Research, 1958-1959. Member National Advisory Council College Chemistry, 1962-1966.
Member divisional committees forpostdoctoral fellowship National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1960-1963. Reilly lectr.U. Notre Dame, 1964. 5th Foreign Policy Dwyer Memorial lecturer, Sydney, Australia,1967.
Board of directors New Orleans Young Men’s Christian Association, 1950, trustee, since 1963, chairman of the board of trustees, 1985-1987. President Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association, New Orleans, 1972-1974. Member international committee Young Men’s Christian Association, 1965-1970, Southern area chairman for, Louisiana, 1968-1970.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Association of University Professors, Chemical Society London.
Married Fannie Taylor Baumgartner, August 30, 1939. Children— Hans Boegh, Ida Frances, Ellen Taylor.