Background
Firestone, Raymond Armand was born on January 20, 1931 in New York City. Son of Tibor Aaron and Pearl (Liebovits) Firestone.
Firestone, Raymond Armand was born on January 20, 1931 in New York City. Son of Tibor Aaron and Pearl (Liebovits) Firestone.
AB, Cornell Univercity, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1954.
Senior chemist, Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1956-1971; research fellow, Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1971-1976; senior research fellow, Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1976-1980; senior investigator, Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1980-1987; district research fellow, Bristol-Myers, Wallingford, Connecticut, since 1987.
With United States Army Chemical Corps, 1954-1956. Fellow Royal Society Chemistry.
Married Beatrice Carolyn Rapp, March 9, 1952 (deceased August 1983). Children: Albert, David, Rebecca. Married Jean Hamerman Prebluda, June 28, 1987.