Background
Wegner, Helmuth Adalbert was born on February 5, 1917 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Leo Michael and Hertha Johanna (Erdmann) Wegner. came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1943.
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Wegner, Helmuth Adalbert was born on February 5, 1917 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Leo Michael and Hertha Johanna (Erdmann) Wegner. came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1943.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1938; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1939; Juris Doctor, Chicago-Kent College Law, 1950.
With, G.D. Searle & Company, Skokie, Illinois, since 1939; patent director, G.D. Searle & Company, 1958-1963; general counsel, G.D. Searle & Company, 1963-1978; secretary, G.D. Searle & Company, 1972-1978; senior counsel, G.D. Searle & Company, 1978-1979, 82-92; partner, Wegner, Cantor, Mueller and Player, Washington, 1992-1994.
Member American Bar Association (past committee chairman), Virginia Bar Association, American Intell. Property Law Association (past committee chairman), American Chemical Society (past director Chicago section, executive committee), Chicago Chemists Club, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Cordelia Elizabeth Claussen, August 23, 1941 (wid. November 1996); children: Harold C., Ruth Ellen Wegner Hennessey, Linda Ann Levinson.