Background
Bartlett, Paul Doughty was born on August 14, 1907 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of George Miller and Mary Louise (Doughty) Bartlett.
Bartlett, Paul Doughty was born on August 14, 1907 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of George Miller and Mary Louise (Doughty) Bartlett.
AB, Amherst College, 1928. Doctor of Science (honorary), Amherst College, 1953. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1929.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1931. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1954. Doctor of Science Doctor honoris causa, University Montpellier, 1967.
Doctor of Science Doctor honoris causa, University Paris, 1968. Doctor of Science Doctor honoris causa, University Munich, 1977.
National Research Council fellow, Rockefeller Institute, 1931-1932;
instructor chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1932-1934;
member of faculty, Harvard University, 1934-1975;
professor of chemistry, Harvard University, 1946-1975;
Erving professor of chemistry, Harvard University, 1948-1975;
Erving professor emeritus, Harvard University, since 1975;
department chairman, Harvard University, 1950-1953;
Robert A. Welch professor of chemistry, Texas Christian U., 1974-1985;
professor emeritus, Texas Christian U., 1985-1997. George Fisher Baker lecturer Cornell Univercity, spring 1949. Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1950.
Walker-Ames lecturer U. Washington, 1952. Guest lecturer U. Munich, Germany, 1957. Speaker 15th International Congress Pure and Applied Chemistry, Paris, France, 1957.
Karl Folkers lecturer University of Illinois, 1960. Special University lecturer U. London, England., 1961. Lecturer Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1978.
Member division committee mathematics, physical and engineering science National Science Foundation, 1957-1961.
Honorary fellow Royal Society Chemistry (London. Centenary lecturer 1969, Ingold lecturer 1975). Member Swiss Chem Society (honorary), Chemical Society Japan (honorary), National, New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Franklin Institute (honorary), American Chemical Society (chairman Northeastern section 1953-1954, Southwest regional award 1984), International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry (president organic division 1967-1969, program chairman 23d international congress 1971), Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Mary Lula Court, June 24, 1931. Children: Joanna Court (Mistress Stephen D. Kennedy), Geoffrey McSwain, Sarah Webster (Mistress James Hester).