Background
Ostromislensky, Iwan Iwanowich was born on September 8, 1880 in Moscow, Russia. Son of Iwan and Olga (Iowanowa) Ostromislensky.
Ostromislensky, Iwan Iwanowich was born on September 8, 1880 in Moscow, Russia. Son of Iwan and Olga (Iowanowa) Ostromislensky.
Attended U. Moscow, 1896-1899. Doctor of Philosophy, University Zurich (Switzerland), 1902, Doctor of Medicine 1906. Graduate Karlsruhe Polytechnicum, Germany, 1907.
Assistant professor of chemistry Polytechnicum of Moscow, Moscow University, School Dentistry of Moscow, 1907-1912. Researcher, private chemical laboratory, Moscow, 1911-1916. Director chemotherapeutic department Scientific Institute, Moscow, 1916.
Professor of chemistry U. Nizhni-Novgorod, 1917.
Went to Riga, Latvia. Member research staff United Rubber Company.
New York City, 1922-1925. Developed many improvements in synthetic rubber manufacturing.
Established Ostro Research laboratories (became Hopkinson laboratories), New York City, 1925.
Became United States citizen, circa 1930.
Member research staff United Rubber Company. New York City, 1922-1925.
Married Olga; children: Tatiana, George.