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Robert Allen Plane (1927 – August 6, 2018) was an American retired chemistry professor and college administrator. He served as
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of
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from 1969 to 1973 and president and chief executive officer of
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from 1974 until 1985. From 1991 to 1995, he was president of
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. Plane graduated from Evansville College (now called
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) in Indiana in 1948 with a bachelor's degree, and from the
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in 1951 with a doctorate.


Books

*''Chemistry'' by Michell J. Sienko and Robert A. Plane (Hardcover - Jun 1974) *''Elements of Inorganic Chemistry'' (The Physical inorganic chemistry series) by Robert A Plane (1965) *''The Quality of Life Nineteen Essays of Cornell Faculty'' by Stuart M., Jr., James H. Clancy, et al.; Brady, Hans A., Robert A. Plane, Urie Bronfenbrenner, Allan P. Sindler, et al. Brown (Hardcover - 1968) *''Wine Acidity: Taste, Measurement, Control'' (American Wine Society manual) by Robert A Plane (1983)


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History of Cornell's Provosts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plane, Robert 1927 births 2018 deaths Cornell University faculty University of Chicago alumni University of Evansville alumni Clarkson University people American chemists Heads of universities and colleges in the United States Wells College faculty Scientists from New York (state)