Walter Edgar Harris
Walter Edgar Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1915 Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | October 21, 2011 (aged 96) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta University of Minnesota |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Workplaces | University of Alberta |
Walter E. Harris CM FRSC (9 June 1915 – 21 October 2011) was a Canadian analytical chemist and academic.[1]
Born near Wetaskiwin, Alberta, he received Bachelor of Science (1938) and Master of Science (1939) degrees from the University of Alberta and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Minnesota during World War II. Harris returned to the University of Alberta in 1946 to teach, and was a professor until 1980, at which time he was granted the title professor emeritus.[2] He served as the Chair of the Department of Chemistry from 1974 to 1980. In 1998, he was honoured by being made a Member of the Order of Canada.[3]
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