Background
Frisch, Kurt Charles was born on January 15, 1918 in Vienna, Austria. Arrived in United States, 1939. Son of Jacob J. and Clara F. (Spondre) Frisch.
administrator polymer engineering educator
Frisch, Kurt Charles was born on January 15, 1918 in Vienna, Austria. Arrived in United States, 1939. Son of Jacob J. and Clara F. (Spondre) Frisch.
Came to the United States, 1939. Son of Jacob J. and Clara F. (Spondre) F.;m. Sally Sisson, September 14, 1946.
Candidate Science Chim., U. Brussels, 1939.
Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1941, Doctor of Philosophy, 1944. Doctor of Science (honorary) U. Detroit, 1989.
Project leader General Electric Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1944-1952. Acting manager research East.F. Houghton & Company, Philadelphia, 1952-1956.
Director polymer research and development Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation, Michigan, 1956-1968.
Professor, director Polymer Institute, U. Detroit Mercy, 1968-1986. President, director research Polymer Technologies subsidiary U. Detroit Mercy, 1986-1990, Polymer Technologies, Incorporated., U. Detroit Mercy, 1990. President Kurt C. Frisch, Incorporated., Grosse Ile, Michigan, 1982.
Consultant various corporations Patentee in field (66).
Author, co-author, editor 36 books
Project leader General Electric Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1944—1952. Acting manager, research E.F. Houghton & Company, Philadelphia, 1952—1956. Director, polymer research and development Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation, Michigan, 1956—1958.
Professor, polymer institute University Detroit Mercy, 1968—1986, director, polymer institute, 1968—1986, director research, polymer technologies subsidiary, 1986—1990, director research, polymer technologies incorporated, from 1990. President Kurt C. Frisch Inc., Grosse Ile, Michigan, from 1982. Consultant Various Corps.
Fellow: American Institute Chemists. Member: Society Coating Technology, American Chemical Society, European Academy Arts, Sciences, & Letters (correspondent), Society Plastics Engineers (Outstanding Achievement Plastics Education award 1986), Society Plastics Industry (division chairman), Rotary.
Married Sally Sisson Frisch, September 14, 1946. Children: Leslie Frisch Nickerson, Kurt C. Junior, Robert J.