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Donald F. Hornig

AKA Donald Frederick Hornig

Born: 17-Mar-1920
Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI
Died: 21-Jan-2013
Location of death: Providence, RI
Cause of death: Alzheimer's

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President of Brown University, 1970-76

Father: Chester Arthur Hornig
Mother: Emma Knuth
Wife: Lilli Schwenk (chemistry professor, m. 17-Jul-1943, three daughters, one son)
Daughter: Joanna G. Hornig (b. 1947)
Daughter: Ellen C. Hornig (b. 1950)
Son: Christopher W. Hornig (b. 1953)
Daughter: Leslie Elizabeth Hornig (b. 1957)

    High School: Milwaukee Country Day School, Milwaukee, WI (1936)
    University: BS Chemistry, Harvard University (1940)
    University: PhD Physical Chemistry, Harvard University (1943)
    Professor: Chemistry, Brown University (1946-57)
    Administrator: Associate Dean, Graduate School, Brown University (1953-54)
    Professor: Chemistry, Princeton University (1957-64)
    Administrator: Chair, Dept. of Chemistry, Princeton University (1958-64)
    Administrator: President, Brown University (1970-76)
    Professor: Chemistry, Harvard School of Public Health (1977-90)

    Kodak VP
    White House Staff Dir., Office of Science and Technology (1964-69)
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    American Chemical Society
    American Physical Society
    National Academy of Sciences 1957
    Manhattan Project
    Guggenheim Fellowship
    Fulbright


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