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| birth_place = [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| birth_place = [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| death_date={{death date and age|2017|10|29|1915|10|16}}
| death_place=[[New York City]], U.S.
| occupation = Chemist
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'''Herbert Morawetz''' (October 16, 1915-Oct. 29, 2017) was a [[Czechoslovakia]]n-[[Americans|American]] chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at [[Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University]]. His work focused on [[polymer chemistry]]<ref name=Obituary2017>{{cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/content/cen/articles/96/i4/Herbert-Morawetz.html|title=Herbert Morawetz Obituary|accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref> and [[macromolecule]]s. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pol.1976.130140914] and The Origins and Growth of a Science [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/0471440264.pst631] both Wiley). A Distinguished Lecture Series in his honor and celebrating his love of learning, a passion for teaching, and a commitment to scientific inquiry was inaugurated in 2003 by NYU's Tandon School of Engineering. Initially funded by two of his grateful former students, the series commemorates his intellectual curiosity and wide-ranging interests by covering all areas of scientific endeavor, from Anthropology to Zoology [https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/chemical-and-biomolecular-engineering/distinguished-lecture-series].
'''Herbert Morawetz''' (October 16, 1915 – October 29, 2017) was a [[Czechoslovakia]]n-[[Americans|American]] chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at [[Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University]]. His work focused on [[polymer chemistry]]<ref name=Obituary2017>{{cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/content/cen/articles/96/i4/Herbert-Morawetz.html|title=Herbert Morawetz Obituary|accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref> and [[macromolecule]]s. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers and The Origins and Growth of a Science both Wiley).


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


Herbert's wife [[Cathleen Synge Morawetz]] was a prolific mathematician at NYU. His sister [[Sonja Morawetz Sinclair]] revealed in 2017 she was a WW2 codebreaker after seven decades of secrecy by [[Bletchley Park]] [[Signals Intelligence]]. He helped organize the defection of Mikhail Barishnikov from the USSR 1974.<ref name=MuskokaRegion2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.muskokaregion.com/news-story/3644358-from-baryshnikov-to-bigwin-a-piece-of-muskoka-history/|title=From Baryshnikov to Bigwin, a piece of Muskoka history|author=Karen Longwell|date=25 August 2010|accessdate=17 December 2018|publisher=Muskoka Region}}</ref><ref name=Macleans1994>{{cite web|url=http://archive.macleans.ca/article/1994/7/11/present-at-the-defection|title=Present At the Defection|date=11 July 1994|accessdate=17 December 2018|publisher=[[Maclean's]]}}</ref> His brother, Oskar Morawetz was a Canadian composer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Morawetz Oskar Morawetz]. His brother John Morawetz was a Canadian businessman.
Herbert's wife [[Cathleen Synge Morawetz]] was a prolific mathematician at NYU. His sister [[Sonja Morawetz Sinclair]] revealed in 2017 she was a WW2 codebreaker after seven decades of secrecy by [[Bletchley Park]] [[Signals Intelligence]]. He helped organize the defection of Mikhail Barishnikov from the USSR 1974.<ref name=MuskokaRegion2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.muskokaregion.com/news-story/3644358-from-baryshnikov-to-bigwin-a-piece-of-muskoka-history/|title=From Baryshnikov to Bigwin, a piece of Muskoka history|author=Karen Longwell|date=25 August 2010|accessdate=17 December 2018|publisher=Muskoka Region}}</ref><ref name=Macleans1994>{{cite web|url=http://archive.macleans.ca/article/1994/7/11/present-at-the-defection|title=Present At the Defection|date=11 July 1994|accessdate=17 December 2018|publisher=[[Maclean's]]}}</ref> His brother, [[Oskar Morawetz]] was a Canadian composer. His brother John Morawetz was a Canadian businessman.


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 17 November 2024

Herbert Morawetz
Born(1915-10-16)October 16, 1915
DiedOctober 29, 2017(2017-10-29) (aged 102)
NationalityCzechoslovakian, American
OccupationChemist
Children4

Herbert Morawetz (October 16, 1915 – October 29, 2017) was a Czechoslovakian-American chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University. His work focused on polymer chemistry[1] and macromolecules. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers and The Origins and Growth of a Science both Wiley).

Personal life

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Herbert's wife Cathleen Synge Morawetz was a prolific mathematician at NYU. His sister Sonja Morawetz Sinclair revealed in 2017 she was a WW2 codebreaker after seven decades of secrecy by Bletchley Park Signals Intelligence. He helped organize the defection of Mikhail Barishnikov from the USSR 1974.[2][3] His brother, Oskar Morawetz was a Canadian composer. His brother John Morawetz was a Canadian businessman.

References

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  1. ^ "Herbert Morawetz Obituary". Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ Karen Longwell (25 August 2010). "From Baryshnikov to Bigwin, a piece of Muskoka history". Muskoka Region. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Present At the Defection". Maclean's. 11 July 1994. Retrieved 17 December 2018.