Robert James Tedeschi

Background

Tedeschi, Robert James was born on July 25, 1921 in Woodside, New York, United States. Son of Romolo Valentine and Maria Antonetta (Prezzi) Tedeschi.

Education

AB, Cornell Univercity, 1944; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1947.

Career

Senior research chemist, American Cyanamid Company, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1947-1953; section head, Air Reduction Company, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1953-1964; supervisor, Airco Chemical and Plastics Company, Piscataway, New Jersey, 1964-1971; director research, associate director Research and Development, Air Products and Chemical, Piscataway, 1971-1979; president, Tedeschi Associations, White House Station, 1979-1988; consultant, Tedeschi Associations, Winslow, Maine., since 1989. Consultant acetylene and general organic chemistry, corrosion inhibitors, surfactants, specialty monomers and polymers, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1953-1979, acetylenic chemical and derivatives, 1979-1990. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Robert James Tedeschi has been listed as a noteworthy Organic chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute Chemists (accredited professional chemist). Member American Chem.Soc., Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Kappa Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, reading, writing.

Connections

Married Jean Lois Scruggs, June 21, 1953 (divorced 1987). Children: Marc, Lisa, Thomas.

Father:

Romolo Valentine Tedeschi

Mother:

Maria Antonetta (Prezzi) Tedeschi

Spouse:

Jean Lois Scruggs

child:

Lisa Tedeschi

child:

Thomas Tedeschi

child:

Marc Tedeschi