Background
Boekelheide, Virgil Carl was born on July 28, 1919 in Cheslea, South Dakota, United States. Son of Charles F. and Eleonor (Toennies) Boekelheide.
Boekelheide, Virgil Carl was born on July 28, 1919 in Cheslea, South Dakota, United States. Son of Charles F. and Eleonor (Toennies) Boekelheide.
AB magna cum laude, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1943.
Instructor, University of Illinois 1943-1946. Assistant Professor University of Rochester 1946-1960. Professor, of Chemistry, University of Oregon since 1960.
Lecturer 1968.
Fulbright Distinguished Professor, Yugoslavia 1972. Distinguished Scholar Exchange Program, People"s Republic of China 1981. Lecturer, Royal Society of Great Britain since 1983.
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North.A.S. since 1962; Board of Eds. Organic Reactions since 1956, Organic Syntheses 1956-1964, Journal of American Chemical Society 1964-1974. Council for Institute Exchange of Scholars (Senior Fulbright-Hayes Awards).
Married Caroline Barrett, April 7, 1924. Children: Karl, Anne, Erich.