About C. Frederick Koelsch
Lived 1907 – 1999 (aged 92). C. Frederick Koelsch was an American chemist and university teacher.
Charles Frederick Koelsch (31 January 1907 - 24 December 1999) was an American organic chemist who spent his faculty career at the University of Minnesota.
Education and academic career Koelsch was born in Boise, Idaho in 1907 in a family of German descent. The compound - 1,3-bisdiphenylene-2-phenylallyl (BDPA) - is now often referred to as the "Koelsch radical".
Personal life Koelsch married his wife Helen in 1938 and the couple had three children. He was a ham radio enthusiast. He died in Rochester, Minnesota in 1999.
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American chemist (1907-1999)
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C. Frederick Koelsch was born on 31 January 1907 in Boise.
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C. Frederick Koelsch died on 24 December 1999 in Rochester, Minnesota.
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C. Frederick Koelsch was a chemist and university teacher.
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