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Whitten, Maurice Mason was born on October 1, 1923 in Providence. Son of Albert Ernest and Caroline A. (Steere) Whitten.
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Whitten, Maurice Mason was born on October 1, 1923 in Providence. Son of Albert Ernest and Caroline A. (Steere) Whitten.
AB, Colby College, 1945. Master of Arts, Columbia Teachers College, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1971.
Science teacher, Wilton, Maine, 1945-1948. Chemistry and physics teacher Lewiston (Maine) High School, 1948-1955. Instructor, then assistant professor physical science Gorham (Maine) State College, 1955-1970.
Associate professor, then professor chemistry University Southern Maine, Gorham, 1970-1983, professor emeritus chemistry, since 1983. Television master science teacher Maine State Department Education, Augusta and Portland, 1959-1960.
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President Gorham History Society, 1985-1987. Board directors Gorham Land Trust, 1989-1992. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, New England Association Chemistry Teachers (honorary, chair northern section 1958-1960), Maine History Society.
Married Doris Ruth Meserve, May 21, 1983. 7 stepchildren.