14 Facts About Herman Mark

Herman Mark'sman Markrman Francis Mark was an Austrian-American chemist regarded for his contributions to the development of polymer science.

Herman Mark'sman Mark was a long-time faculty at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

Herman Mark'sman Markrmann Franz Mark was born in Vienna in 1895, the son of Herman Mark'sman Markrmann Carl Mark, a physician, and Lili Mueller.

Herman Mark's father was a Jew who converted to Christianity upon marriage.

Herman Mark worked on X-ray diffraction caused by passage through gases along with physicist Raimund Wierl.

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Herman Mark helped make Farben a leader in manufacturing and distribution of new polymers and co-polymers.

Herman Mark took his manager's advice and accepted a position as professor of physical chemistry at the University of Vienna, which brought him back to the city where he grew up.

Herman Mark's stay in Vienna lasted six very successful years during which he designed a new curriculum in polymer chemistry and continued research in the field of macromolecules.

In September 1937, Mark met C B Thorne, an official with the Canadian International Pulp and Paper Company, in Dresden.

Herman Mark replied that he was busy but that he would try to visit Canada the following year to help reorganize the company's research facilities.

In early 1938 Herman Mark began preparing to leave Austria by delegating his administrative duties to colleagues.

From Canada, Herman Mark went to the United States, where he joined the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

In 1946, Herman Mark established the Polymer Research Institute at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, the first research facility in the United States dedicated to polymer research.

Herman Mark is recognized as a pioneer in establishing curriculum and pedagogy for the field of polymer science.