Wilson, Robert E. (Robert Erastus), 1893-1964
Variant namesChemical engineer, businessman, and public official.
From the description of Robert E. Wilson papers, 1920-1964 (bulk 1945-1964). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452981
Biographical Note
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1893, Mar. 19:
Born, Beaver Falls, Pa. -
1914:
Ph.B., College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio -
1916:
B.S., chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Research assistant, Research Laboratory, General Electric Co. Married Pearl M. Rockfellow -
1916 -1917 :Research associate, Research Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. -
1917 -1918 :Consulting chemical engineer, Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C. -
1918 -1919 :Captain and later major, Chemical Warfare Service, during World War I -
1919:
Director, Research Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. -
1919 -1922 :Associated with Arthur D. Little, Inc. -
1922 -1958 :Worked for Standard Oil Co. of Indiana; chairman of the board and chief executive officer, 1945-1958 -
1934 -1945 :Vice president and president, Pan American Petroleum and Transport Co., principal subsidiary of Standard Oil Co. of Indiana -
1949 -1950 :Member, Special Advisory Group to the Chairman, Research and Development Board, National Military Establishment -
1960 -1964 :Commissioner, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission -
1964, Sept. 1:
Died, Geneva, Switzerland
From the guide to the Robert E. Wilson Papers, 1920-1964, (bulk 1945-1964), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | National Industrial Conference Board. Records. 1916-1985. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Robert E. Wilson Papers, 1920-1964, (bulk 1945-1964) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Vannevar Bush Papers, 1901-1974, (bulk 1932-1955) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the President, records of Karl Taylor Compton and James Rhyne Killian, 1930-1959 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries |
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| correspondedWith | Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974. | person |
| correspondedWith | Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954 | person |
| correspondedWith | Davies, Ralph K. (Ralph Kenneth), 1897-1971 | person |
| correspondedWith | Holifield, Chet, 1903- | person |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of the President | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Industrial Conference Board. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Standard Oil Company (Indiana) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Tremmel, Ernest B., 1916- | person |
| associatedWith | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. | corporateBody |
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| Indiana |
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| Nuclear energy |
| Petroleum industry and trade |
| Petroleum industry and trade |
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| Businessmen |
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Birth 1893
Death 1964
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