Background
Brown, Herbert Charles was born on May 22, 1912 in London. Arrived in the United States, 1914. Son of Charles and Pearl (Gorinstein) Brown.
Brown, Herbert Charles was born on May 22, 1912 in London. Arrived in the United States, 1914. Son of Charles and Pearl (Gorinstein) Brown.
AS, Wright Junior College, Chicago, 1935. Bachelor of Science, University Chicago, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1938.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1968. Doctorate (honorary), Wayne State University, 1980. Doctorate (honorary), Lebanon Valley College, 1980.
Doctorate (honorary), Long Island University, 1980. Doctorate (honorary), Hebrew University Jerusalem, 1980. Doctorate (honorary), Pontificia Universidad de Chile, 1980.
Doctorate (honorary), Purdue University, 1980. Doctorates (honorary), University Wales, 1981. Doctorates (honorary), University Paris, 1982.
Doctorates (honorary), Butler University, 1982. Doctorates (honorary), Ball State University, 1985. Doctorates (honorary), Nicolas Copernicus University, Torun, 1998.
Assistant chemistry University Chicago, 1936—1938, Eli Lilly post-doctorate research fellow, 1938—1939, instructor, 1939—1943. Assistant professor chemistry Wayne University, 1943—1946, associate professor, 1946—1947. Professor inorganic chemistry Purdue University, 1947—1959, Richard B. Wetherill professor chemistry, 1959, Richard B. Wetherill research professor, 1960—1978, professor emeritus, 1978—2004.
Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1951, Ohio State University, 1952, University Mexico, 1954, University California at Berkeley, 1957, University Colorado, 1958, University Heidelberg, 1963, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1966, University California, Santa Barbara, 1967, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1969, University Wales, Swansea, 1973, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1974, University California, San Diego, 1979. Harrison Howe lecturer, 53. Friend E. Clark lecturer, 53.
Freud-McCormack lecturer, 54. Centenary lecturer, England, 55. Thomas W. Talley lecturer, 56.
Falk-Plaut lecturer, 57. Julius Stieglitz lecturer, 58. Max Tishler lecturer, 58.
Kekule-Couper Centenary lecturer, 58. E.C. Franklin lecturer, 60. Ira Remsen lecturer, 61.
Edgar Fahs Smith lecturer, 62. Seydel-Wooley lecturer, 66. Baker lecturer, 69; Benjamin Rush lecturer, 71.
Chemical Society lecturer, Australia, 72. Armes lecturer, 73; Henry Gilman lecturer, 75. Others; honorary professor Organomet Chemical Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1994.
Chemical consultant to industrial corporations. Researcher physical, organic and inorganic chemistry relating chemical behavior to molecular structure, selective reductions, hydroboration and chemistry of organoboranes.
Board governors Hebrew University, 1969—1990. Co-director war research projects for United States Army, National Defense Research Committee, Manhattan Project University Chicago, 1940—1943. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Indian National Science Academy (foreign), Royal Society Chemistry (honorary).
Member: National Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (honorary professor 1994), Indian Academy of Sciences, Chemical Society Japan, Pharmaceutical Society Japan (honorary), American Chemical Society (chairman Purdue section 1955-1956), American Academy Arts and Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon (honorary).
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Indian National Sci. Academy (foreign)
Royal Society Chemistry (honorary); National Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy Sci. (honorary professor 1994)
Indian Academy Sci.
Chemical Society Japan
Pharmaceutical Society Japan (honorary)
American Chemical Society (chairman Purdue section 1955?Co56)
American Academy Arts and Sci.
Sigma Xi
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Chi Sigma
Phi Lambda Upsilon (honorary)
Married Sarah Baylen Brown, February 6, 1937. 1 child Charles Allan.