Francis Patrick Garvan

Lawyer, Award Winner

1875 – 1937

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Who was Francis Patrick Garvan?

Francis Patrick Garvan was an American lawyer and long-time president of the Chemical Foundation. The American Chemical Society awarded him its highest honor, the Priestley Medal, in 1929. Garvan established what is now known as the American Chemical Society's Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal to "recognize distinguished service to chemistry by women chemists" in 1936.

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Born
Jun 13, 1875
East Hartford
Also known as
  • Francis Garvan
Profession
Education
  • Yale University
  • New York Law School
Died
Nov 7, 1937

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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