Background
Rebenfeld, Ludwig was born on July 10, 1928 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Carl and Martha (Scheib) Rebenfeld. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1946.
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Ludwig Rebenfeld
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Bachelor of Science, Lowell Technology Institute, 1951; Master of Arts, Princeton, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1955; D Textile Science (honorary), Philadelphia College Textiles and Science, 1980; D Textile Science (honorary), Liberec Tech U., Czech Republic, 1993.
Career
Research fellow, senior scientist, Textile Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, 1951-1959; associate research director, also education program director, Textile Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, 1960-1966; vice president education and research, Textile Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, 1966-1970; president, Textile Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, 1971-1992; president emeritus and research associate, Textile Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1993. Visiting lecturer, associate professor, professor chemical engineering Princeton University, since 1964. Life trustee Philadelphia College Textiles and Science.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute Chemists, British Textile Institute (honorary, Institute medal), Institute Textile Science Canada. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Association Textile Chemists and Colorists (Olney medal 1987), Fiber Society (governing county, secretary-treasurer 1962-1984), National Council Textile Education, Sigma Xi, Phi Psi.
Connections
Married Ellen Vogel, July 27, 1956.
