Harry Hershal Wasserman

Background

Wasserman, Harry Hershal was born on December 1, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Maurice Leonard and Rebecca (Franks) Wasserman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1941. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1949.

Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1962.

Career

Research assistant, O.S.R.D. Penicillin Project, 1945; instructor, assistant professor department chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1948-1957; associate professor department chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1957-1962; professor department chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1962-1982; Eugene Higgins professor of chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1982-1991; Eugene Higgins professor of chemistry emeritus, since 1991. Consultant Union Carbide Corporation, 1956-1966, Sandoz Corporation, 1966-=74, SmithKline Beecham Beckman Corporation, 1974-1980, Ortho Pharmaceuticals, 1980-1994. Board directors Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.

Achievements

• Harry Hershal Wasserman has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Air Force, 1942-1945. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Sciences, Connecticut Academy of Sciences.

Interests

• Avocation: watercolor painting.

Connections

Married Elga Ruth Steinherz, June 1, 1947. Children: Daniel M., Diana R., Steven A.

Father:

Maurice Leonard Wasserman

Mother:

Rebecca (Franks) Wasserman

Spouse:

Elga Ruth Steinherz

child:

Diana R. Wasserman

child:

Steven A. Wasserman

child:

Daniel M. Wasserman