Background
Whitehead, Thomas Hillyer was born on September 5, 1904 in Maysville, Georgia, United States. Son of Asa Hillyer and Clara (Comer) Whitehead.
Whitehead, Thomas Hillyer was born on September 5, 1904 in Maysville, Georgia, United States. Son of Asa Hillyer and Clara (Comer) Whitehead.
Bachelor of Science, University Georgia, 1925. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1928, Doctor of Philosophy, 1930.
Faculty U. Georgia, Athens, from 1930. Professor of chemistry, 1946-1951, from 1952, coordinator instructional instns. Graduate School, 1960-1968, dean, 1968-1972.
With Chemical Warfare Service, 1942-1946, Army Chemical Center, 1951-1952. Consultant Atomic Energy Commission, after 1952, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1964-1968.
Fellow Georgia Academy Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Dorothy Lou Simms, December 19, 1931. Children: Thomas H., John S. Member.