Background
Rollefson, Gerhard Krohn was born on January 12, 1900 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Son of Carl Jacob and Marie (Krohn) Rollefson.
Rollefson, Gerhard Krohn was born on January 12, 1900 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Son of Carl Jacob and Marie (Krohn) Rollefson.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1920, Master of Arts, 1921. Doctor of Philisophy, University of California (DuPont fellow, 1922-1923), 1923. Fellow John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, Gottingen, Germany, 1925-1926.
1 son, Gerhard Carl. Principal Minong (Wisconsin) High School, 1917-1918. Teaching assistant University of Wisconsin, 1919-1921. Teaching fellow, University of California, 1921-1922, instructor in chemical, 1923-1927, assistant professor, 1927-1931, associate professor, 1931-1940, professor, since 1940, director of laboratories, 1945-1947.
Consultant Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, since 1947.
Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Club: Faculty.
Married Nellie Marie Fogerty, August 10, 1928.