Fred Basolo (1920-2007) Papers 1941-2006

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Fred Basolo (1920-2007) Papers 1941-2006

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Fred Basolo was an inorganic chemist who lived from 1920 – 2007. He was awarded a PhD from University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign in 1943. In 1946, Basolo joined the Northwestern University faculty in the chemistry department. Basolo was a highly regarded faculty member and educator, served as chair of the chemistry department from 1969 through 1972 and was named the Charles and Emma Morrison Chair in the department of chemistry in 1980, and ended his career as an Emeritus Professor in 1990. Basolo's teaching inspired many chemists and the large number of great minds that he influenced evidenced his commitment to education. Aside from his excellent teaching record and extensive service to the chemical community, Basolo's impact on chemistry is most tangible in his more than 380 publications. The Fred Basolo papers consist of and files. Correspondence files dating between 1942 and 2006, and publications comprise the majority of the papers. biographical, correspondence, teaching, publication

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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of Chemistry

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Basolo, Fred, 1920-2007

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Born in Coello, Illinois on 11 Febrary 1920. Died in Skokie, Illinois on 27 February 2007. Education: B. Ed., Southern Illinois University (1940) ; M.S., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Illinois (1942) ; Ph. D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Illinois (1943). Employment: 1943-1946 Rohm and Haas ; 1946- Northwestern University. From the description of Oral history interview with Fred Basolo : reflections on the Gordon Research Conferences, 2002 September 27. (Chemical Heritage ...