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  Conant, James B.
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NameJames B. Conant
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Hanover, Massachusetts , United States
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Born February 26, 1893
DiedMarch 11, 1978 (85 years)
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Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Nov 30, 2015 07:03pm
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InfoJames Bryant Conant

Military Service:
US Army (WWI, Chemical Warfare Service)

Education:
BA, Harvard University (1914)
PhD, Harvard University (1916)

Career:
Professor of Chemistry, Harvard University
President, Harvard University (1933-53)
U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, 1955-57
National Science Foundation Advisor

Author:
Practical Chemistry (1920, science, with N.H. Black)
Chemistry of Organic Compounds (1933, science)
On Understanding Science (1947, science)
Education and Liberty (1953, nonfiction)
The American High School Today (1959, nonfiction)
Slums and Suburbs (1961, nonfiction)
The Education of American Teachers (1963, nonfiction)
My Several Lives (1970, memoir)




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  05/09/1955 US Ambassador to Germany Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  02/10/1953 Germany High Commissioner Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  00/00/1932 Harvard University President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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