Neil Gordon
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| Born | October 7, 1886 New York City, US |
| Died | May 30, 1949 (aged 62) Detroit, Michigan, US |
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| Thesis | The Solubility of Liquids in Liquids. The Partition of the Lower Acids between Water and Cottonseed Oil. Also the Partition of Formic Acid between Water and Various Organic Compounds. (1917[1]) |
Neil Elbridge Gordon (October 7, 1886 – May 30, 1949)[2] was an American chemist and educator. He founded the Journal of Chemical Education (c. 1924) and established the Gordon Research Conferences (c. 1931).[2]
Life
[edit]He held several Chair positions spanning his time at the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, Central College in Missouri, and Wayne State University.
Personal life and death
[edit]On May 30, 1949, Gordon committed suicide by jumping from the roof of a "fashionable hotel" near downtown Detroit, 13 floors high. Three policemen had tried unsuccessfully to prevent his leap.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Report of the President of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Johns Hopkins Press. 1917. p. 157.
- ^ a b "Journal History: Guiding the Journal of Chemical Education". Journal of Chemical Education. 75 (11): 1373–1380. 1998. Bibcode:1998JChEd..75.1373.. doi:10.1021/ed075p1373.
- ^ "Chemist dies from plunge". Eugene Register-Guard. May 31, 1949. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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