Background
Walton, Harold Frederic was born on August 25, 1912 in Tregony, Cornwall, England. Son of James and Martha Florinda Jane (Harris) Walton.
Walton, Harold Frederic was born on August 25, 1912 in Tregony, Cornwall, England. Son of James and Martha Florinda Jane (Harris) Walton.
Bachelor, University Oxford, England, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, England, 1937.
Research chemist, Permutit Company, Birmingham, New Jersey, 1938-1940; assistant professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1940-1946; from assistant professor to professor of chemistry, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1947-1982; chairman chemistry Department, University Colorado, Boulder, 1962-1966; professor emeritus, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1982. Visiting professor U. Trujillo, Peru, 1966-1967, Fulbright-Hays program, 1970. Visiting professor Pedagogical Institute, Caracas, Venezuela, 1972.
Member American Chemical Society (chairman Colorado section 1958), Chemical Society Peru (correspondent).
Married Sadie Goodman, June 17, 1938 (deceased January 1987). Children: James, Elizabeth Louise, Daniel Goodman.