Background
Gesell, William H. was born on June 8, 1890 in Jersey City. Son of William J. and Laura (Thomas) Gesell.
Gesell, William H. was born on June 8, 1890 in Jersey City. Son of William J. and Laura (Thomas) Gesell.
Pharmaceutical Chemist, Columbia, 1908. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Engineering, University Michigan, 1911, Ll.D.
Chemical engineering, general manager Hamersley Manufacturing Company, Garfield, New Jersey, 1913-1920. Vice-president, director Lehn & Fink Products Corporation, pharmaceutical specialists, Bloomfield, New Jersey, from 1920. Republican National Research Council, Warsaw and The Hague, 1927-1928.
Representative Department State as American delegate 60th International Management Congress, London, 1935, vice president, Washington, 1938.
Consultant West Palm Beach, 1943-1945.
Member of advisory board New York University from 1941. Served as major Sanitary Corps. United States Army, 1926-1928.
Member Society Advancement of Management (president 1935-1939), National Management Council (chairman 1936-1938).
Married Violet Hoehn, June 4, 1913. Children: William Hance, Ruth (Mistress F. Channing Soule).