Theodore LeSueur Cairns

Background

Cairns, Theodore LeSueur was born on July 20, 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Son of Albert William and Theodora (MacNaughton) Cairns. came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1945.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Alberta, 1936. Doctor of Laws, University Alberta, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1939.

Career

Instructor organic chemistry, U. Rochester, 1939-1941; research chemist central research department, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1941-1945; research supervisor, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1945-1951; laboratory director, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1951-1963; director basic science, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1963-1966; director research, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1966-1967; assistant director central R & D department, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1967-1971; director, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1971-1979. Regents professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1965-1966. Member of advisory board Organic Syntheses, from 1958.

Member President's Science Advisory Committee, 1970-1973, President's Committee National Medal Science, 1974-1975. Chairman Office of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National Research Council, 1979-1981.

Achievements

• Theodore Le Sueur Cairns has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chairman organic division 1964-1965), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon (honorary).

Connections

Married Margaret Jean McDonald, August 17, 1940. Children: John Albert, Margaret Eleanor (Mistress William L. Etter), Elizabeth Theodora (Mistress Ernest I. Reveal III), James Richard.

Father:

Albert William Cairns

Mother:

Theodora (MacNaughton) Cairns

Spouse:

Margaret Jean McDonald

child:

John Albert Cairns

child:

Elizabeth Theodora Cairns (Mistress Ernest I. Reveal III)

child:

Margaret Eleanor Cairns (Mistress William L. Etter)

child:

James Richard Cairns