Pitzer College Alumni
   HOME





Pitzer College Alumni
Pitzer is a surname, and may refer to: *Alexander White Pitzer (1834–1927), American Presbyterian clergyman *Gys Pitzer (1939–2025), South African rugby union player *Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer (1914–1997), American theoretical chemist * Russell Kelly Pitzer (1878–1978), American businessman and philanthropist * Russell Mosher Pitzer (1938–), American theoretical chemist *William Bruce Pitzer (1917–1966), American Naval officer See also *Pitzer College, liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, United States, named after Russell K. Pitzer *Pitzer equations Pitzer equations are important for the understanding of the behaviour of ions dissolved in natural waters such as rivers, lakes and sea-water. They were first described by physical chemist Kenneth Pitzer. The parameters of the Pitzer equations ar ...
, thermodynamic equations named after Kenneth S. Pitzer {{surname ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Alexander White Pitzer
Alexander White Pitzer (September 14, 1834 – July 22, 1927) was an American Presbyterian clergyman. He was the author of several books on theology, and was a professor of biblical history and literature at Howard University. Biography Alexander White Pitzer was born in Salem, Virginia, on September 14, 1834. He attended Virginia Collegiate Institute (Roanoke College) and was graduated as valedictorian from Hampden–Sydney College in 1854, and at the Danville Theological Seminary, Kentucky, in 1857, after which he was pastor of Presbyterian churches in Leavenworth, Kansas, Sparta, Georgia, and Liberty, Virginia, and in 1808 organized the Central Presbyterian church in Washington, D.C., where he served until 1898. From 1875 he was also professor of biblical history and literature in Howard University in that city. He was a member of the Prophetic convention in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, l ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Gys Pitzer
Gysbertus Pitzer (8 July 1939 – April 2025) was a South African rugby union international. Pitzer was born in the town of Louis Trichardt and played provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal. A hooker, Pitzer earned 12 Test caps for the Springboks from 1967 to 1969. He played all four Tests in the 1968 British Lions tour and during one of the matches famously felled opposite hooker John Pullin with a punch. The Englishman would later bring up Pitzer's name as the best hooker he had played against. On the 1969–70 tour of Britain and Ireland, Pitzer hurt his back and had to spend three weeks in a Swansea hospital, which ruled him out of the Tests. Pitzer died in South Africa in April 2025, at the age of 85. See also * List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame. Indi ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer
Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer (January 6, 1914 – December 26, 1997) was an American physical and theoretical chemist, educator, and university president. He was described as "one of the most influential physical chemists of his era" whose work "spanned almost all of the important fields of physical chemistry: thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular structure, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, chemical bonding, relativistic chemical effects, properties of concentrated aqueous salt solutions, kinetics, and conformational analysis." Biography Pitzer received his B.S. in 1935 from the California Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937. Upon graduation, he was appointed to the faculty of UC Berkeley's chemistry department and was eventually promoted to professor. From 1951 to 1960, he served as dean of the College of Chemistry. Pitzer was the third president of Rice University from 1961 until 1968 and sixth president of Stanf ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Russell K
Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (other) * Lord Russell (other) ** Bertrand Russell * Justice Russell (other) Places * Russell Island (other) * Mount Russell (other) Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory * Russell Island, Queensland (other) ** Russell Island (Moreton Bay) ** Russell Island (Frankland Islands) * Russell Falls, Tasmania *A former name of Westerway, Tasmania Canada * Russell, Ontario, a township in Ontario * Russell, Ontario (community), a town in the township mentioned above. * Russell (Ontario federal electoral district), which existed from 1867 to 1968 *Russell, Manitoba * Russell Island (Nunavut) New Zealand * Russell, New Zealand, formerly Kororareka * Okiato or Old Russell, the first capital of New Zealand Solomon Islands *Russell Islands United States *Russell, Arkansas *Russell City, California, formerly Russell *Russell, Colorado ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

William Bruce Pitzer
William Bruce Pitzer (April 13, 1917 – October 29, 1966) was an officer of the United States Navy whose death is speculated to have had some connection with the John F. Kennedy assassination, assassination of John F. Kennedy. Life and career Pitzer joined the Navy reserve in 1934 at the age of seventeen and trained as a Radiologic technologist. After discharge in 1939, he worked for three years as chief technologist at the Episcopal Ear, Eye and Nose Hospital. He re-enlisted in 1942 after the United States entered World War II. His obituaries listed him as "a consultant to the visual arts department of Montgomery College, Montgomery Junior College". Death At the time of the John F. Kennedy assassination, Kennedy assassination, Pitzer worked at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) where Kennedy's John F. Kennedy autopsy, autopsy took place. Pitzer's alleged possession of autopsy-related film and photographs is briefly discussed in the television documentary ''The Men Who Killed ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Pitzer College
Pitzer College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was founded in 1963 as a women's college in the Claremont Colleges consortium and became coeducational in 1970. Pitzer enrolls approximately 1000 students. Pitzer offers 41 majors and 22 minors, many of them cross-disciplinary. The college has a curricular emphasis on the social sciences, behavioral sciences, international programs, and media studies. Pitzer is known for its social justice culture and experimental pedagogical approach. Pitzer competes in the NCAA Division III's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) in a joint athletic program with Pomona College (another consortium member) as the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. Notable alumni include federal officials, authors, and various figures in the entertainment industry. Pitzer is a top producer of Fulbright US Student Program awardees. History Pitzer was made the sixth institution of the Claremont Colleges when it was foun ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]