Background
Lyons, Robert Edward was born on October 24, 1869 in Bloomfield, Indiana, United States. Son of Mathew J. and Alice (Eveleigh) Lyons.
Lyons, Robert Edward was born on October 24, 1869 in Bloomfield, Indiana, United States. Son of Mathew J. and Alice (Eveleigh) Lyons.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1889, Master of Arts, 1890. Student Fresenius’ laboratories, Wiesbaden, university of Heidelberg, Munich, and Berlin, and Joergensen’s Institute for Physiology of Fermentation, Copenhagen, 1892-1895. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Heidelberg, 1894.
1 son, Robert Edward. Instructor of chemistry, Indiana University, 1889, assistant professor, 1890, associate professor, 1891-1892. Private assistant to Professor Krafft, University of Heidelberg, 1895.
Professor of chemistry and head department, Indiana University, 1895-1938, professor emeritus since 1938, director biological station, 1900.
Chief chemist for Indiana State Department of Geolbgy and Natural Resources, 1900-1915. Professor of chemistry, Central College Physicians and Surgeons, Indianapolis, 1903-1904.
Professor of chemistry, toxicology, and forensic medicine, and director chemical laboratory, Medical College of Indiana, Indianapolis, 1904-1905. Became department chairman chemistry, Indiana U. School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 1907, now retired.
Professor in charge courses organic chemistry, University of Wisconsin, summer, 1907.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Chemists, Indiana Academy Science, American Chemical Society (member of council, 1909, president Indiana Section, 1908). Member Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Chi Sigma, Nu Sigma Nu, Sigma Xi. Local representative of Committee of 100.
Club: International Rotary.
Married Eleanor Joslyn, March 23, 1898.