Background
Leicester, Henry Marshall was born on December 22, 1906 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of John Ferard and Elsie (Allen) Leicester.
( Professor Leicester traces the development of chemistry...)
Professor Leicester traces the development of chemistry through the thoughts and ideas of practitioners and theorists, from Aristotle and Plato to Curie and 20th-century nuclear scientists. Throughout, the relationship of chemical advances to a broader world history is recognized and stressed. 15 figures. Name and subject indexes. 1956 edition.
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Leicester, Henry Marshall was born on December 22, 1906 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of John Ferard and Elsie (Allen) Leicester.
AB, Stanford University, 1927. Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1930.
Instructor chemistry, Oberlin College, 1930-1931; chemist, Carnegie Institution, Washington, 1932; research associate, Stanford University, 1933-1934; chemist, Midgeley Foundation, Ohio State University, 1935-1938; member of faculty, College Physicians and Surgs., San Francisco, 1938-1948; professor of chemistry, College Physicians and Surgs., San Francisco, 1948-1962; professor, U. Pacific Dental Shc., San Francisco, 1962-1991; department chairman biochemistry, U. Pacific Dental Shc., San Francisco, 1962-1972.
( Professor Leicester traces the development of chemistry...)
(A look at the Historical Background of Chemistry Science ...)
(Book by Leicester, Henry M.)
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (Dexter award in history of chemistry 1962), International Association Dental Research, History Science Society, Society for History Technology.
Married Leonore Azevedo, February 22, 1941. Children: Henry Marshall, Martha Katherine, Margaret Anne.