Maxwell Gordon

Background

Gordon, Maxwell was born on February 13, 1921 in Kamenka, Ukraine. Son of Abraham and Sarah Gordon. came to the United States, 1923.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, 1941. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1948.

D.I.C., Imperial College of Science, London, 1953.

Career

Research fellow, National Institutes of Health, Zurich, Switzerland, 1948-1949; fellow Atomic Energy Commission, University of California, Berkeley, 1949-1950; exchange fellow American Cancer Society, Imperial College, London, 1950-1951; Research associate, Squibb Institute for Medical Research, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1951-1955; associate director research, Smith Kline & French laboratories, Philadelphia, 1955-1970; senior vice president science and technical group, Bristol-Myers Company. New York City, 1970-1987; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Lenti-Chemico Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Inc. subsidiary Ajinomoto Company, Inc., Tokyo, 1988-1993; president, Chief Executive Officer, Ajinomoto Pharmaceuticals, United States of America, Inc., Teaneck, New Jersey, 1993-1997; consultant, Ajinomoto Pharmaceuticals, United States of America, Inc., Tokyo, since 1997. Member commission on chemical documentation National Research Council, 1960-1966.

Associate commission on problems of drug dependence NAS/National Research Council, 1960-1964.

Achievements

• Maxwell Gordon has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmaceutical company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Handbook of Toxicology, Volume IV: Tranquilizers
  • Psychopharmacological Agents Volume 1
  • Psychopharmacological Agents Volume II
  • Psychopharmacological Agents.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Chemical Society London, Austrian Chemical Society, Swiss Chemical Society, Chemical Society Japan.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, electronics.

Connections

Married Ethel Mayer, June 5, 1949 (deceased September 1980). Married Barbara Ullman, April 10, 1983. Children: Alan Michael, Sandra Lynn, Anthony Ullman, Claudia Marie Ullman.

Father:

Abraham Gordon

Mother:

Sarah Gordon

Spouse:

Barbara Ullman

Spouse:

Ethel Mayer

child:

Anthony Ullman Gordon

child:

Sandra Lynn Gordon

child:

Claudia Marie Ullman Gordon

child:

Alan Michael Gordon