Background
Hale, William J. was born on January 5, 1876 in Ada, Ohio, United States. Son of James Thomas and Emma Elizabeth (Ogle) Hale.
Hale, William J. was born on January 5, 1876 in Ada, Ohio, United States. Son of James Thomas and Emma Elizabeth (Ogle) Hale.
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Miami University, 1897, Doctor of Laws, 1937. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1898, Master of Arts, 1899, Doctor of Philosophy, 1902. Traveling fellow in chemistry, Technische Hochschule, Berlin, and University of Göttingen, 1902-1903.
Herbert H. Dow, Midland, Michigan, February 7, 1917 (died October 16, 1918);Elizabeth (Mistress Wiley T. Buchanan, Junior). Research assistant, University of Chicago, 1 term, 1903. Instructor, chemistry, 1904-1908, assistant professor, 1908-1915.
Associate professor, 1915-1919, University of Michigan.
Director organic chemical research, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1919-1934, research consultant since 1934. President Verdurin Company, Detroit and Midland, Michigan, since 1951.
Chairman division of chemistry and chemical technology, National Research Council, Washington. District of Columbia, 1925-1927.
Visiting professor chemurgy, Connecticut College, 1936-1939.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, London Chemical Society. Member American Chemical Society, Societe Suisse de Chimique Societe Chimique de France, Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Helen, daughter