Background
Taube, Henry was born on November 30, 1915 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1942. Son of Samuel and Albertina (Tiledetski) Taube.
Taube, Henry was born on November 30, 1915 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1942. Son of Samuel and Albertina (Tiledetski) Taube.
Bachelor of Science, University Saskatchewan, 1935. Master of Science, University Saskatchewan, 1937. Doctor of Laws, University Saskatchewan, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy, University California, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1979. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1983.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Polytechnic Institute, New York City, 1984. Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, 1985. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Guelph, 1987.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Seton Hall University, 1988. Doctor of Science (honorary), Lajos Kossuth University Debrecen, Hungary, 1988. Doctor of Science, Northwestern University, 1990.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Athens, 1993.
Instructor University California, Berkeley, 1940—1941. Instructor, assistant professor Cornell University, 1941—1946. Faculty University Chicago, 1946—1962, professor, 1952—1962, chairman department chemistry, 1955—1959.
Professor chemistry Stanford University, 1962—1986, chairman department chemistry, 1972—1974, 1978—1979, Marguerite Blake Wilbur professor, 1976. Professor emeritus Stanford U, 1986—2005. Baker lecturer Cornell University, 1965.
Consultant Catalytica Associates, Inc., Mountain View, California.
Fellow: Royal Society of Canada (honorary), Indian Chemical Society (honorary), Royal Society Chemistry (honorary). Member: National Academy of Sciences (award in chemical science 1983), Engineering Academy Japan (foreign associate), Royal Society (foreign member), Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters, American Philosophical Society, Royal Physiographical Society of Lund, American Chemical Society (award for nuclear applications in chemistry 1955, Harrison Howe award, Rochester section 1960, John Gamble Kirkwood award, New Haven section 1966, Distinguished Service in Advancement Inorganic Chemistry award 1967, Nichols medal 1971, Willard Gibbs medal, Chicago section 1971, T.W. Richards medal, Northeastern section 1980-1981, Monsanto Company award in inorganic chemistry 1981, Linus Pauling award, Puget Sound section 1981, Priestley medal 1985, Oesper award, Cinn. section 1986, G.M. Kosolapoff award, Auburn section 1990), Australian Academy of Sciences (correspondent), Brazilian Academy of Sciences (correspondent), American Academy Arts and Sciences (Puerto Rico) (correspondent), Chemical Society Japan (honorary), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (honorary), Canada Society Chemistry (honorary), College Chemists of Catalonia and Beleares (honorary), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon (honorary).
Married Mary Alice Wesche, November 27, 1952. Children: Linda, Marianna, Heinrich, Karl.