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Kordesch, Karl Victor was born on March 18, 1922 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Viktor and Katherina (Mayr) Kordesch. arrived in the United States, 1953.
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Karl Victor Kordesch
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Karl Victor Kordesch, Austrian Education educator. Recipient Wilhelm Exner medaille Engineering Society Austria, 1968, State prize for Energy Related Research, Austria, 1981, Erwin Schroedinger prize Austrian Academy Science, 1990, Frank M. Booth award International Power Sources Symposium Committee, 1991, Golden badge of Honor, Government of Syria, 1992.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Vienna, Austria, 1948; D of Technology, U. Vienna, Austria, 1990.
Career
Assistant, U. Vienna, 1948-1953; research scientist, United States Signal Corps., Long Branch, New Jersey, 1953-1955; corporation research fellow, Union Carbide Corporation, Parma, Ohio., 1955-1977; professor, Technology U. Graz, Austria, since 1977; director, Institute for Inorganic Technology, Graz, since 1977; president, Kordesch and Association, Inc., Richmond Hill, Ontario., Canada, since 1990. Consultant in field.
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Member Austrian Chemical Society (Auer v. Welsbach medal 1992), German Chemical Society, American Chemical Society (Outstanding Chemist award 1964), Electrochemical Society (Vittoria De Nora Gold medal 1986), International Society Electrochemical (secretary general Vice-President 1981-1989).
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Married Erna Maria Boehm, June 22, 1946. Children: Johanna, Albert, Catharina, Martin.
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