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Joseph Francis Deck, American Chemist, educator. Research on organic syntheses involving heterocyclic compounds, free radicals. Named Chemist of Year St. Saint Louis University Chemists Club, 1965. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Background

Deck, Joseph Francis was born on March 19, 1907 in St. Louis. Son of Michael and and Anna (Westerheide) Deck.

Education

AB, St. Louis University, 1928. Master of Science, St. Louis University, 1930. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1932.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Santa Clara University, 1986.

Career

With, Stewart Inso Board Company, S. St. Joseph, Missouri, 1932-1936; quality supervisor, United States Gypsum Company, 1936; faculty, U. Santa Clara, California, 1936-1993; department chemistry, U. Santa Clara, 1945-1993; department chairman, U. Santa Clara, 1936-1972. Lecturer U. San Francisco, summers 1948, 49. Research chemist Richmond Chase Company, 1940-1949, Moyer Chemical Company, 1957-1959, Food Machinery Corporation, 1959-1961.

Achievements

  • Joseph Francis Deck has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Rotarian (past president Santa Clara).

Connections

Son of Michael and and Anna (Westerheide) D. M. Lillian M. Schwalbe, June 30, 1937. Children: Jerry Bothe, Mary Victory, Peter Mitchel.

Father:
Michael Deck

Spouse:
Lillian M. Schwalbe

child:
Mary Victory Deck

child:
Peter Mitchel Deck

child:
Jerry Bothe Deck

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Awards

  • Named Chemist of Year St. Saint Louis University Chemists Club, 1965.