Louis Alexander Burnell

Background

Burnell, Louis Alexander was born on September 15, 1928 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium. Son of Toussaint Joseph and Hélène Florence (Limet) Burnell.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Liège, Belgium, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Liège, Belgium, 1955.

Career

Researcher, U. Liège, Belgium, 1954-1960; lecturer, U. Liège, Belgium, 1960-1963; researcher, Research Institute for Advanced Studies, Baltimore, 1964-1965; associate professor, New York University, New York City, 1965-1982; Fulbright professor, University Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa, Peru, 1972; expert, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Botota, Colombia, 1974-1976; laboratory head, Archaeology Museum, Banco Center, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1982-1985; science adviser, U. Guayaquil, Ecuador, since 1990.

Achievements

• Louis Alexander Burnell has been listed as a notable Chemist, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, History of Science Society.

Interests

• Avocations: philosophy of science, horseback riding, mountain climbing.

Connections

Married Nina Falkowski, April 9, 1955 (divorced December 1973). Children: Marjorie Claire, Helen Jacqueline. Married Umiña Margarita Benitez, April 10, 1981.

Children: Milena Inés and Stéphanie Alexandra.

Father:

Toussaint Joseph Burnell

Mother:

Hélène Florence (Limet) Burnell

Spouse:

Umiña Margarita Benitez

Spouse:

Nina Falkowski

child:

Milena Inés and Stéphanie Alexandra Burnell

child:

Marjorie Claire Burnell

child:

Helen Jacqueline Burnell