About Evan J. Crane
Lived 1889 – 1966 (aged 77). Evan J. Crane was an American chemist and editor, known for Chemical Abstracts.
Evan Jay Crane (February 14, 1889 – December 30, 1966) was an American chemist and the editor of Chemical Abstracts 1915–1958.
He graduated from Ohio State University in 1911,
Crane received the Chemical Industry Medal in 1937. In 1951 he was awarded the Priestley Medal, the highest honour of the American Chemical Society, and in 1953 the Austin M. Patterson Award.
In 1958, at the 134th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, Crane was presented with a commemorative scroll from the ACS Division of Chemical Literature, worded as follows:
Publications A Guide to the Literature of Chemistry, by E. J. Crane and Austin M. Patterson (Wiley, 1927) (2nd edition: 1957, with Eleanor B. Marr)
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Who was Evan J. Crane?
American chemist
When was Evan J. Crane born?
Evan J. Crane was born on 14 February 1889 in Columbus.
When did Evan J. Crane die?
Evan J. Crane died on 30 December 1966 in Columbus.
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Evan J. Crane was a chemist and editor.
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Evan J. Crane was known for Chemical Abstracts.
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Evan J. Crane was American.
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