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Parr, Robert Ghormley was born on September 22, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leland Wilbur and Grace (Ghormley) Parr.
(This book is a rigorous, unified account of the fundament...)
This book is a rigorous, unified account of the fundamental principles of the density-functional theory of the electronic structure of matter and its applications to atoms and molecules. Containing a detailed discussion of the chemical potential and its derivatives, it provides an understanding of the concepts of electronegativity, hardness and softness, and chemical reactivity. Both the Hohenberg-Kohn-Sham and the Levy-Lieb derivations of the basic theorems are presented, and extensive references to the literature are included. Two introductory chapters and several appendices provide all the background material necessary beyond a knowledge of elementary quantum theory. The book is intended for physicists, chemists, and advanced students in chemistry.
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Parr, Robert Ghormley was born on September 22, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leland Wilbur and Grace (Ghormley) Parr.
AB magna cum laude with high honors in Chemistry, Brown University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, University Minnesota, 1947. Doctor (honorary), University Leuven, 1986.
Doctor (honorary), Jagiellonian University, 1996.
Assistant professor chemistry University Minnesota, 1947-1948. Member faculty Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1948-1962, professor chemistry, 1957-1962, Johns Hopkins University, 1962-1974, chairman department, 1969-1972. William R. Kenan, Junior professor theoretical chemistry University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974-1990, Wassily Hoeffding professor chemical physics, since 1990.
Visiting professor chemistry, member Center Advanced Study, University Illinois, 1962. Distinguished visiting professor State University of New York, Buffalo, Pennsylvania State University, 1967. Visiting professor Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1968, 79, University Haifa, 1977, Free University, Berlin, 1977, Duke University, 1996-1997.
Firth professor University Sheffield, 1976. Coochbehar professor Indian Association Cultivation of Science, 1990. Sandoval Vallarta professor Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, 1992.
Chairman committee postdoctoral fellowships in chemistry NAS-National Research Council, 1961-1963. Chairman panel theoretical chemistry Westheimer committee survey chemistry National Academy of Sciences, 1964. Member council Gordon Research Conference, 1974-1976.
Member Commission on Human Resources, National Research Council, 1979-1982. Member council Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Japan, 1986-1988. Board trustees Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto, Japan, since 1988.
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Author: Quantum Theory of Molecular Electronic Structure, 1963, Density-Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules, 1989, also numerous articles. Associate editor: Journal Chemical Physics, 1956-1958, Chemical Revs, 1961-1963, Journal Physical Chemistry, 1963-1967, 77-79, American Chemical Society Monographs, 1966-1971, Theoretica Chimica Acta, 1966-1969, 92-96. Chinese Chemical Letters, since 1998.
Board editors: Journal American Chemical Soc, 1969-1977. Advisory editorial board: International Journal Quantum Chemistry, since 1967, Chemical Physics Letters, 1967-1979.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society (chairman division chemical physics 1963-1964). Member National Academy of Sciences (award in chemical science, 2004), American Association of University Professors, American Chemical Society (chairman division physical chemistry 1978, Irving Langmuir award in chemical physics 1994, theoritical chemistry award 2009), American Academy Arts and Science, Indian National Science Academy, International Academy Quantum Molecular Science (president 1991-1997), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Jane Bolstad, May 28, 1944. Children: Steven Robert, Jeanne Karen, Carol Jane.