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{{short description|Czecheslovakian-American chemist and |
{{short description|Czecheslovakian-American chemist and professor}} |
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| name = Herbert Morawetz |
| name = Herbert Morawetz |
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| image = Herbert-Morawetz-2004.jpg |
| image = Herbert-Morawetz-2004.jpg |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|10|16}} |
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| birth_place = [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] |
| birth_place = [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] |
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| death_date={{death date and age|2017|10|29|1915|10|16}} |
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| death_place=[[New York City]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Chemist |
| occupation = Chemist |
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| nationality = [[Czechoslovakia]]n, [[Americans|American]] |
| nationality = [[Czechoslovakia]]n, [[Americans|American]] |
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'''Herbert Morawetz''' (October 16, 1915 |
'''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). |
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== Personal life == |
== 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.<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> |
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. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Herbert Morawetz | |
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| Born | October 16, 1915 |
| Died | October 29, 2017 (aged 102) New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | Czechoslovakian, American |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Children | 4 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Herbert Morawetz Obituary". Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Karen Longwell (25 August 2010). "From Baryshnikov to Bigwin, a piece of Muskoka history". Muskoka Region. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Present At the Defection". Maclean's. 11 July 1994. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
