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Neil Elbridge Gordon (October 7, 1886 – May 30, 1949) was an American
chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...
and educator. He founded the ''
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'' () and established the Gordon Research Conferences ().


Life

He held several Chair positions spanning his time at the
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,
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, Central College in Missouri, and
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.


Personal life and death

On May 30, 1949, Gordon committed suicide by jumping from the roof of a "fashionable hotel" near downtown Detroit, 13 floors high. Three policemen had tried unsuccessfully to prevent his leap.


References

20th-century American chemists 1886 births 1949 deaths Syracuse University alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni {{chemist-stub