Background
Johnson, William was born on February 24, 1913 in New Rochelle, New York, United States. Son of Roy Wilder Johnson and Josephine (Summer) Johnson.
Johnson, William was born on February 24, 1913 in New Rochelle, New York, United States. Son of Roy Wilder Johnson and Josephine (Summer) Johnson.
Graduate, Governor Dummer Academy, 1932. Bachelor, Amherst College, 1936. Doctor of Science, Amherst College, 1956.
Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1940. Sc.D, Long Island University, 1968.
Instructor, Amherst College, 1936-1937;
research chemist, Eastman Kodak Company, summer, 1936-1939;
instructor, University of Wisconsin, 1940-1942;
assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, 1942-1944;
associate professor, University of Wisconsin, 1944-1949;
Homer Adkins professor of chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1954-1960;
professor department chemistry, Stanford University, California, 1960-1978;
Jackson-Wood professor, Stanford University, 1974-1978;
professor emeritus, Stanford University, 1978-1996;
department chairman, Stanford University, 1960-1969. Visiting professor Harvard University, 1954-1955. Member Executive Board Journal Organic Chemistry, 1954-1956.
Member chemical advisory panel National Science Foundation, 1952-1956. Secretary organic section International Congress Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1951.
Fellow London Chemical Society. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Swiss Chemical Society, American Chemical Society (chairman organic division 1951-1952, award in synthetic organic chemistry 1958, Nichols medal 1968, Roussel prize 1970, Roger Adams award 1977, Arthur C. Cope award 1989, Tetrahedron prize 1991), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara Allen, December 27, 1940.