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Obituaries

Obituary: Harold Hart

October 31, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 42

 

Photo of Harold Hart.
Credit: Courtesy of David Hart
Harold Hart

Harold Hart, 97, died Nov. 17, 2019, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

“Harold joined Michigan State University in 1946. He helped transform the Chemistry Department into one that emphasized both teaching and research. His research contributed to synthetic and physical organic chemistry, and he wrote the first organic chemistry textbook designed for nonchemistry majors (with R. D. Schuetz). He served as editor of Chemical Reviews from 1967 to 1976. In later years, he assembled a portrait collection of renowned chemists. He was an ACS member for 77 years, a mentor to students and young faculty, and husband to Geraldine, the love of his life.”—David J. Hart, son

Most recent title: Emeritus professor of chemistry, Michigan State University

Education: BS, chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1941; PhD, chemistry, Penn State University, 1947

Survivors: Daughters, Ariel Anderson, Diana, and Leslie Craine; son, David; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren

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