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Archival as SubjectPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectF. R. Eirich
Dates
May 23, 1905 – May 13, 2005
Authorized Form of Name
Eirich, F. R. (Frederick Roland), 1905-
Additional Forms of Names
Eirich, Frederick R., 1905-
Eirich, Frederick Roland, 1905-
Biography
Abstract
Frederick Eirich was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1983. He held positions at the University of Vienna, University of Cambridge, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and the Society of Rheology.
Important Dates
May 23, 1905Birth.
1929Ph.D in Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna (Austria).
1929 – 1938Assistant, Department of Colloid Chemistry (1929-1938); and Lecturer, Physical Chemistry (1938), University of Vienna, Vienna (Austria).
1938Research Associate, Department of Colloid Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1938Obtained Philosophy habilitation, University of Vienna, Vienna (Austria).
1941 – 1943Research Officer, Lubricants and Bearings Section, CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research).
1944 – 1946Research Associate in Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1947Associate professor of Polymer Chemistry (1947-1951); Professor of Polymer Chemistry (1951-1969); Distinguished Professor of Chemistry (1969-); and Dean of Research (1967-1970), Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.).
1972 – 1973President, Society of Rheology.
1983Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.
May 13, 2005Death.
Occupation
Physical chemist.
Places
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Pauli, Wolfgang, 1869-1955
Ph.D advisor, University of Vienna.
Advised by Eirich, University of Vienna.
Wegscheider, Rudolf 1859-1935
Advisor, University of Vienna.
Additional
Mark, H. F. (Herman Francis), 1895-1992
Institutions
Major Positions
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia)
Research Officer in the Lubricants and Bearings Section.
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Associate professor of Polymer Chemistry; Professor of Polymer Chemistry; Distinguished Professor of Chemistry; and Dean of Research.
Universität Wien
Obtained Ph.D in Chemistry (1929) and Philosophy habilitation (1938); Assistant in Colloid Chemistry department; and Lecturer in Physical Chemistry.
University of Cambridge
Research Associate in Colloid Chemistry and Physical Chemistry departments.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
President, and recipient of Bingham Medal (1983).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Oral history interview with Herman Francis Mark, 1979 March 19.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
Rheology: theory and applications, edited by Frederick R. Eirich.
Subject
Academic Tree F. Eirich professional relations list.
Encyclopedia of Australian Science biographical entry for Frederick Roland Eirich.
Physics Today article, "Eirich receives Bingham medal."
Physics Today article, "Rheologists elect Eirich as president of society."