Ralph Davis

Background

Davis, Ralph was born on August 14, 1917 in Huntington, Indiana, United States. Son of Floyd Anderson and Rozella (Burton) Davis.

Education

Bachelor, Huntington College, Indiana, 1939. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1942.

Career

Teacher Leo High School, Indiana, 1939-1941. Research assistant in chemistry Indiana University, Bloomington, 1941-1942. Analytical chemist Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1942-1949, chemical researcher, 1949-1982, retired 1982.

Patentee in field of fluorine and halogen chemistry.

Achievements

• Ralph Davis has been listed as a noteworthy research chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Active Boy Scouts America, 1950—1963. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Gardening; photography.

Connections

Married Muriel Evelyn Wait, August 11, 1940 (deceased. Children: Robert South., Norman West. Bachelor of Arts, Huntington College.

Father:

Floyd Anderson Davis

Mother:

Rozella (Burton) Davis

Spouse:

Muriel Evelyn Wait

child:

Huntington College Davis

child:

Robert South. Davis

child:

Norman West. Bachelor of Arts Davis