Background
Tekel, Ralph was born on May 27, 1920 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Tillie (Uzefowitz) Tekel.
Tekel, Ralph was born on May 27, 1920 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Tillie (Uzefowitz) Tekel.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute, 1941. Master of Science in Chemistry, Purdue University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Purdue University, 1949.
Research fellow, Pediatric Research Laboratory Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, 1942-1944; research fellow, Atomic Bomb Project, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1944-1945; research fellow, Department Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1945-1948; assistant manager, Vitamins, Inc., Chicago, 1948-1949; research chemist, Carter-Wallace, Incorporated, New York Brunswick, New Jersey, 1949-1951; manager chemical division, National Drug Company, Philadelphia, 1951-1960; assistant manager chemical division, Wyeth laboratories, Westchester, Pennsylvania, 1960-1963; director, Betz laboratories, Philadelphia, 1963-1965; associate professor of chemistry, LaSalle U., 1965-1985; retired, since 1985. Consultant Derma Sciences, Inc., Old Forge, Pennsylvania, 1985-1987.
Member Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, since 1990, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, since 1990, University Museum, Philadelphia, since 1990, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, since 1990. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Doris Lepaw, June 1944 (divorced 1950). 1 child, Linda D. Beelitz. Married Pearl Bernice Miller, June 15, 1953 (divorced 1959).
1 child, Wilma I.; married Lillian Toll Stevens, August 7, 1960. Children: Cindy Stevens, Debbie Stevens, Arthur Stevens.