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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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Morawetz]]. His brother John Morawetz was a Canadian businessman. |
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| Occupation | Chemist |
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Herbert Morawetz (October 16, 1915-Oct. 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: The Origins and Growth of a Science (both Wiley).
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.[2][3]. His brother, Oskar Morawetz was a Canadian composer [[1]]. His brother John Morawetz was a Canadian businessman.
References
- ^ "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.
