Francis Patrick Garvan (born June 13, 1875 in East Hartford, Connecticut - November 7, 1937) 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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Francis Patrick Garvan 13 June 1875 East Hartford, Connecticut USA
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7 November 1937 (aged 62)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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