Background
Wiley, Richard Haven was born on May 10, 1913 in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Son of John Frederick and Mary Frances (Moss) Wiley.
Wiley, Richard Haven was born on May 10, 1913 in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Son of John Frederick and Mary Frances (Moss) Wiley.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1934; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1937; Bachelor of Laws, Temple University, 1943.
Fellow Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 1935-1937. Research chemist E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1937-1945. Associate professor chemistry University North Carolina, 1945-1949.
Professor chemistry, chairman department University Louisville, 1949-1965. National Science Foundation senior postdoctoral fellow Imperial College, London, 1957-1958. Visiting professor graduate division City University of New York, 1963-1964, executive officer chemistry, 1965-1968.
Professor chemistry Hunter College, 1965-1979, professor emeritus, from 1979. Visiting scholar Stanford University, 1978-1980. Volunteer employee San Jose State University, 1980-1985.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists, New York Academy of Sciences. Member American Chemical Society (Midwest award St. Louis section 1965), New York Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Kappa Psi.
Married Marybeth Signaigo, December 28, 1940. Children: Richard Haven, Frank Edmund.