Background
Rowe, John Westel was born on September 3, 1924 in Forest Hills, New York, United States. Son of John Edward and laura Robinson (Willoughby) Rowe.
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John Westel Rowe
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Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948; Master of Sciences, University Colorado, 1952; Doctor of Science, Swiss Federation Institute Technology, Zurich, 1956.
Career
With, Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Service, USDA, 1957-1989; project leader, Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Service, USDA, Madison, Wisconsin, 1966-1984; also supervisory research chemist, Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Service, USDA. Lecturer University of Wisconsin.
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Membership
Active Boy Scouts American, 1962-1974. Served with United States Navy, 1942-1944. Fellow International Academy Wood Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists.
Member Society.Econ. Botany, Phytochem. Association North America, American Chemical Society (chairman Wisconsin section 1968, 69, alternate counselor 1976-1978), American Society Pharmacology, Forest Products Research Society, International Association for Biomass Utilization, Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry.
Connections
Married Mary Dorothy Lowens, June 26, 1949. Children: Peter Willoughby, William Westel, Michael Delano.
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Unitarian -
Political Party
Republican