Farrington Daniels
- Born: March 4, 1889 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Died: June 23, 1972
Education
- 1910: BS, University of Minnesota
- 1911: MS, University of Minnesota
- 1914: PhD, Harvard University (Physical Chemistry)
Major Positions
- 1914–1918: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Instructor and Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- 1919–1920: United States Department of Agriculture, Electrochemist, Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1920–1924: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- 1924–1928: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- 1928–1959: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Professor of Chemistry
- 1959–1972: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
Other Positions
- 1944–1945: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Associate Director, Chemistry Division
- 1945–1946: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Director
- 1952–1959: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Chair, Department of Chemistry
- 1953–1953: American Chemical Society, President
- 1958–1958: Geochemical Society, President
- 1964–1965: Solar Energy Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1946–1948: Chair, Board of Governors, Argonne National Laboratory
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University Archives, Steenbock Library, Madison, Wisconsin
Published Resources
Robert A. Alberty, "Farrington Daniels: 1889-1972", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
