John Harvey Kennedy

Background

Kennedy, John Harvey was born on April 24, 1933 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of John Harvey and Margaret Helen (Drenthe) Kennedy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954; AM, Harvard University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1957.

Career

Senior research chemist, E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Delaware, 1957-1961; assistant professor of chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1961-1963, 67-69; associate professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1969-1976; professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1976-1993; professor emeritus, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1993; department chairman, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1982-1985; associate professor, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, 1963-1964; head inorganic chemistry, General Motors, Santa Barbara, 1964-1967. Consultant Eveready Battery Company, Cleveland, since 1983. Visiting professor U. North Carolina, ChapelHill, 1980-1981, Japan Society Promotion of Science, Nagoya, 1974-1975, Leningrad State University, 1989, China Academy Sciences, 1990.

Achievements

• John Harvey Kennedy has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Analytical Chemistry: Principles

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  • Analytical Chemistry: Principles
  • Analytical Chemistry Practice
  • Kennedy Analytical Chemistry:Practice

Membership

Museum director Christ the King Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara, 1982-1998. Member American Chemical Society, Electrochemical Society.

Interests

• Avocation: music.

Connections

Married Joan Corinne Hipsky, June 9, 1956 (divorced March 1969). Children: Bruce Laurence, Bryan Donald, Brent Peter, Jill Amy. Married Victoria Jane Matthew, July 2, 1970.

1 child, Karen Anne.

Father:

John Harvey Kennedy

Mother:

Margaret Helen (Drenthe) Kennedy

Spouse:

Victoria Jane Matthew

Spouse:

Joan Corinne Hipsky

child:

Brent Peter Kennedy

child:

Jill Amy Kennedy

child:

Bryan Donald Kennedy

child:

Bruce Laurence Kennedy

child:

Karen Anne Kennedy