Background
Heumann, Karl Fredrich was born on March 3, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Karl George and Anna Elise (Heiler) Heumann.
Heumann, Karl Fredrich was born on March 3, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Karl George and Anna Elise (Heiler) Heumann.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State College, 1942; Master of Science, Iowa State College, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1951.
Chemist technical information section, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, St. Paul, 1950-1952; director chemical-biological coordination center, National Research Council, 1952-1955; director research, Chemical Abstracts Service, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1955-1959; director office documentation, National Academy Sciences, 1959-1966; assistant executive editor, Federation Proceedings, Federation American Socs. for Experimental Biology, 1966-1967; executive editor, Federation Proceedings, Federation American Socs. for Experimental Biology, 1967-1969; director editorial and information services, Federation Proceedings, Federation American Socs. for Experimental Biology, 1969-1973; director publications, Federation Proceedings, Federation American Socs. for Experimental Biology, 1973-1985. President American Documentation Institute, 1959. Vice president Federation Internationale de Documentation, 1961-1964.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Chemical Society (chairman division chemical literature 1960), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Special Libraries Association.
Married Doris B. Wilkinson, March 24, 1947. Children: David Wilkie, Elise Ann, Erika Jean.