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1917–1919. Rank. Major. Battles/wars. World War I. 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 (born March 26, 1893, Dorchester, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 11, 1978, Hanover, N.H.) 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 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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Learn about James B. Conant, an American chemist who played a key role in developing and controlling the atomic bomb during World War II and after. Explore his early life, academic career, military service, and diplomatic missions in this profile.
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.
Biographical Memoir. Copyright 1983. national aCademy of sCienCes washington d.C. JAMES BRYANT CONANT. March 26, 1893-February 11, 1978. BY PAUL D. BARTLETT. THE CAREER of James Bryant Conant covered a remark-ably wide range of human concerns.
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.
