About John Ricketts
Lived 1924 – 2007 (aged 83). John Ricketts was a chemist.
John A. Ricketts (February 29, 1924 – June 29, 2007) was an American chemist, chemistry educator and academic. He was a former Simeon Smith Professor of Chemistry at DePauw University. He was lecturer in chemistry at Fenn College (which later became Cleveland State University) in Cleveland, Ohio. before joining DePauw. He was director of graduate studies at DePauw from 1966 until 1970.
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Who was John Ricketts?
American chemist, chemistry educator and academic
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John Ricketts was born on 29 February 1924 in Lakewood, Ohio.
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John Ricketts died on 29 June 2007 in Bloomington, Indiana.
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John Ricketts was a chemist.
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