Johnson, Frederick, 1904-1994

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Dates:
Birth 1904
Birth 1904
Death 1994-08-22

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Biography

Johnson was an anthropologist and curator of the R.S. Peabody Foundation; became chairman of the Committee on Radioactive Carbon 14 set up by the American Anthropological Association, and charged with providing archeological and geological advice and assistance to Dr. Willard F. Libby in his research on radiocarbon dating, for which he was awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in chemistry; Johnson later became president of the Radiocarbon Dates Association.

From the guide to the Frederick Johnson Papers, 1948-1968, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)

Johnson was an anthropologist and curator of the R.S. Peabody Foundation; became chairman of the Committee on Radioactive Carbon 14 set up by the American Anthropological Association, and charged with providing archeological and geological advice and assistance to Dr. Willard F. Libby in his research on radiocarbon dating, for which he was awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in chemistry; Johnson later became president of the Radiocarbon Dates Association.

From the description of Papers, 1948-1968. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39451897

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Subjects:

  • Anthropologists
  • Radiocarbon dating
  • Radiocarbon dating
  • Radiocarbon dating
  • Radiocarbon dating
  • Radiocarbon dating
  • Radiocarbon dating
  • Radiocarbon dating

Occupations:

  • Anthropologists

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  • United States (as recorded)