Henry Albert Bent

Background

Bent, Henry Albert was born on December 21, 1926 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Edward and Florence Elizabeth (Demo) Bent.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1952.

Career

Instructor physical chemistry U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1952-1955. Research fellow, professor inorganic chemistry University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1955-1969. Professor physical chemistry North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1969-1988.

Professor of chemistry U. Pittsburgh, 1989.

Achievements

• Henry Albert Bent has been listed as a noteworthy physical chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Asenath Anne McKnight, August 19, 1959. Children: Brian Edward, Elizabeth Graves.

Father:

Henry Edward Bent

Mother:

Florence Elizabeth (Demo) Bent

Spouse:

Asenath Anne McKnight

child:

Elizabeth Graves Bent

child:

Brian Edward Bent