Background
Bjorksten, Johan Augustus was born on May 27, 1907 in Tampere, Finland. Son of Walter and Gerda Emmy Aline (Ramsay) Bjorksten. came to the United States, 1931.
biochemist research foundation administrator
Bjorksten, Johan Augustus was born on May 27, 1907 in Tampere, Finland. Son of Walter and Gerda Emmy Aline (Ramsay) Bjorksten. came to the United States, 1931.
Student, University Stockholm, 1927; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, U. Helsinki, 1931; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1931-1932.
Research chemist, Felton Chemical Company, 1933;
chief chemist, Felton Chemical Company, 1934;
chief research chemist, Pepsodent Company, Clearing, Illinois, 1935-1936;
chief research chemist, Ditto, Inc., Chicago, 1937-1941;
chemical director, Quaker Chemical Products Company, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 1941-1944;
president, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Chemical Company, Lansing, Illinois, 1945-1948;
founder, president, Bjorksten Research laboratories, Madison, Wisconsin, 1944-1969;
founder, president, Bjorksten Research Foundation, Madison, 1952-1991;
retired, 1991. Co-founder, vice president, board directors A-B-C Packaging Machine Company, Tarpon Springs, Florida, since 1940. Co-founder, board directors Reef Industries, Inc., Houston, since 1956.
Chairman organizer 1st Gordon Conference on Basic Chemistry of Aging.
Fellow American Institute Chemists (life, president 1961-1962, Chemical Pioneer award 1977), World Academy Arts, New York Academy of Sciences, American Electro Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha.
Married Bettina Feitler, 1937 (divorced). Children: Sybil Joan Bjorksten von Rennenkamff, Oliver J.W. Married Christel Elin Svedlin, November 14, 1961.
Children: Dargar William, Nils Johan, Lennart Allen.