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James Bryant Conant (March 26, 1893 – February 11, 1978) was an American chemist, a transformative President of Harvard University, and the first U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. Conant obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard in 1916.
- Leland B. Morris (as chargé d'affaires, 1941)
- David K. E. Bruce
Mar 22, 2024 · James B. Conant was an American educator and scientist, president of Harvard University, and U.S. high commissioner for western Germany following World War II. Conant received A.B. and Ph.D. (1916) degrees from Harvard and, after spending a year in the research division of the chemical warfare.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 12, 1978 · CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sunday,Feb. 12 —James Bryant Conant, president of Harvard University for 20 years, died yesterday after a long illness, the university announced early today. He was 84 years...
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May 29, 2018 · James Bryant Conant was a chemist, educator, and diplomat who served as president of Harvard and U.S. ambassador to West Germany. He made significant contributions to organic chemistry, science policy, and public education reform.
Learn about James B. Conant, an American chemist and government official who played a major role in pushing the U.S. to develop an atomic bomb during World War II. See his timeline, achievements, and awards from the Nuclear Museum.
Learn about James B. Conant, an influential American educator and scientist who served as Harvard University president and U.S. high commissioner for western Germany. Find references, books and correspondence related to his life and work.
Oct 21, 2011 · On December 2, 1942, James Bryant Conant—Harvard University President and the chairman of the National Defense Research Committee—received a phone call from prominent physicist Arthur Compton.
