Harold Gershinowitz

Background

Gershinowitz, Harold was born on August 31, 1910 in Brooklyn. Son of Louis and Mamie (Leibowitz) Gershinowitz.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1931; AM, Harvard University, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1934.

Career

Research associate, Columbia University, 1935-1936; research associate, Harvard University, 1936-1938; research technologist, Shell Oil Corporation, 1938-1940; director manufacturing research, Shell Oil Corporation, 1940-1945; director exploration, production research division, Shell Oil Corporation, 1945-1950; vice president in charge exploration, production technical division, Shell Oil Corporation, 1950-1952; consultant to president, Shell Oil Corporation, 1965-1966; president, director, Shell Development Company, 1953-1962; research coordinator, chairman research council, director, Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies, 1962-1965. Visiting fellow Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1935-1936. Consultant Organisation for Economics Cooperation and Development, 1966-1970.

Chairman environmental studies board National Academy Scis-National Academy Engineering, 1967-1970. Affiliate member of faculty Rockefeller U., 1967-1978, Adjunct Professor, 1979-1982.

Achievements

• Harold Gershinowitz has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, oil company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member executive board Council on Environment of New York City, 1973-1976. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member New York Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Clubs: Explorers, Harvard of New York, Princeton of New York.

Connections

Married Mary Piesman, June 14, 1935.

Father:

Louis Gershinowitz

Mother:

Mamie (Leibowitz) Gershinowitz

Spouse:

Mary Piesman