Lawrence G. Knowlton
Aug. 14, 2000
Lawrence G. Knowlton, professor emeritus of chemistry, died
July 27 in Carbondale, Ill. He was 99.
Knowlton retired in 1968 after a 27-year career at WMU that
began in 1941. Prior to joining the WMU faculty, he taught at
Olivet College for 12 years. He also taught for two years at
Case Institute of Technology, now Case Western Reserve University.
Knowlton was active in the American Chemical Society, holding
several offices in that organization's Kalamazoo section during
the 1950s.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a doctoral
degree from Cornell University.
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