Background
Pollak, Richard Bernard was born on December 8, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Victor and Amy Barbara (Silverman) Pollak.
Pollak, Richard Bernard was born on December 8, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Victor and Amy Barbara (Silverman) Pollak.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Chicago, 1934. Postgraduate, University Southern California, 1939.
Consultant chemist ABC Chemists, Los Angeles, 1947. Research chemist Polycraft Corporation, Inglewood, California, 1947-1948. General manager Advance Finishes, Inc., El Segundo, 1948-1969.
Chemist Amberitone Corporation, Compton, 1969-1972, Trail Chemical Corporation, El Monte, 1972. Research chemist Lee Pharmaceuticals, South El Monte, from 1973. Instructor University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1943-1945.
President Better Value, Inc., Los Angeles, since 1980.
Warden air raids Los Angeles Police Department, 1943-1945. Member American Chemical Society, Los Angeles Society for Coating Technology (chairman technical committee 1942-1946, National First Prize Paper, 1942, 46), Sierra Club.
Married Ruth Avseev, December 29, 1944 (deceased August 1978).