Fred Olsen
Fredrich Olsen | |
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Born | |
Died | November 2, 1986 | (aged 95)
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis (PhD) |
Known for | ball propellant |
Scientific career | |
Fields | chemistry |
Institutions | Picatinny Arsenal Western Cartridge Company Olin Corporation |
Fredrich Olsen (1891–1986) was a British-born American
Professional chemist
Olsen was born on February 28, 1891, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Following education in Canada, he began his professional career in 1917 as chief chemist for the Aetna Explosives Company of Gary, Indiana.[3] When Aetna went out of business following World War I,[2] Olsen worked at Picatinny Arsenal from 1919 to 1929 devising a remanufacturing process to preserve deteriorating military inventories of smokeless powder in artillery ammunition manufactured during World War I. He was then employed by the Western Cartridge Company of East Alton, Illinois, where he patented the Ball Powder manufacturing process in 1933. Western Cartridge Company became an Olin Corporation subsidiary in 1944, and Olsen was appointed Olin's vice president for Research and Development in 1952.[4]
Art antiquities
Olsen and his wife, the former Florence Quittenton, were collectors of
Olsen House
He commissioned a house designed by
Olsen received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1985.[7]
Olsen died in Guilford, Connecticut, on November 2, 1986, leaving most of his art and artifact collection to American universities.[2]
References
- ^ "A Brief History of Winchester Smokeless Propellants". Winchester. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Saxon, Wolfgang (10 November 1986). "Dr. Fred Olsen, Industrial Chemist, Art Collector and Scholar, is Dead". New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Fred Olsen appointed Vice President of Olin Industries, Inc" (PDF). Ecusta Paper Company. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Steinberg, Claudia (8 July 2004). "HOUSE PROUD; Built Just as the Sculptor Dreamed It". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ a b pmoore66 (11 May 2010). "'Olsen House' by Tony Smith in Guilford, CT". Virtual Globetrotting. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Honorary Graduates". Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.