Orlando Sentinel, Tue 4 Jan 1972
Obituaries
George Beal, 84, Dies
Mr George Denton Beal, 84, of Merritt Island, chemist and retired director of the Mellon Institute, died Monday.
A native of Scio, Ohio, he was the son of James and Fannie Hartley Beal. He lived at Merritt Island for the last 15 years.
He received his pharmaceutical chemist degree in 1906 from Scio College; his doctor of pharmacy degree in 1907; bachelor of philosophy in 1908; and master of arts from Columbia in 1910.
He was a Richard Butler scholar in chemistry at Columbia, 1910-1911. He received his doctor of philosophy in 1911 from Columbia; his master of pharmacy from Philadelphia College in 1933; and doctor of science degrees in 1933 from Mount Union College and in 1943 from Rutgers University.
In 1912, he married Edith Downs.
He was an assistant of chemistry at Scio College, 1906-08; an instructor of chemistry at University of Illinois, 1911-14; an associate, 1914-18; assistant professor, 1918-20; associate professor in analytical and food chemistry, 1920-24; and he became a full professor in 1924.
In 1926, he became an assistant director of the Mellon Institute at Pittsburgh, Pa. He was a director until 1951. In 1951 he became research director, a post he held until his retirement in 1957.
A professional lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh since 1946, Beal was director of the American Druggists' Insurance Co. He was a collaborator with the committee on revision of US Pharmacopoeia; member of the US Pharmacopoeial Convention, 1930, 1940, 1950; first vice chairman Commission of Revision, 1950, and a trustee from 1955 until his death.
He was a trustee of Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.
He was a member of the pharmaceutical survey of the American Council on Education, 1946-51; vice president of chemistry of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1951; member of the American Public Health Association; American Chemical Society, of which he was councillor-at-large, 1939-44.
He was president of the American Pharmaceutical Association 1936-37 and chairman of the council 1945-52. From 1948 to 1958 he was president of the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and member of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce committee on pollution abatement.
He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, national president of Phi Lambda Upsilon, 1917-19, member of Gamma Alpha and Psi Kappa Omega.
He won the Ebert prize of the American Pharmaceutical Association in 1920 and the Remington medal in 1941.
He is survived by his widow, Edith D Beal of Merritt Island; a son, George Denton of Glen Head, LI, NY; a daughter, Miss Marjorie Downs Beal, Merritt Island; and two grandchildren.
Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, Cocoa.
Obituaries
George Beal, 84, Dies
Mr George Denton Beal, 84, of Merritt Island, chemist and retired director of the Mellon Institute, died Monday.
A native of Scio, Ohio, he was the son of James and Fannie Hartley Beal. He lived at Merritt Island for the last 15 years.
He received his pharmaceutical chemist degree in 1906 from Scio College; his doctor of pharmacy degree in 1907; bachelor of philosophy in 1908; and master of arts from Columbia in 1910.
He was a Richard Butler scholar in chemistry at Columbia, 1910-1911. He received his doctor of philosophy in 1911 from Columbia; his master of pharmacy from Philadelphia College in 1933; and doctor of science degrees in 1933 from Mount Union College and in 1943 from Rutgers University.
In 1912, he married Edith Downs.
He was an assistant of chemistry at Scio College, 1906-08; an instructor of chemistry at University of Illinois, 1911-14; an associate, 1914-18; assistant professor, 1918-20; associate professor in analytical and food chemistry, 1920-24; and he became a full professor in 1924.
In 1926, he became an assistant director of the Mellon Institute at Pittsburgh, Pa. He was a director until 1951. In 1951 he became research director, a post he held until his retirement in 1957.
A professional lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh since 1946, Beal was director of the American Druggists' Insurance Co. He was a collaborator with the committee on revision of US Pharmacopoeia; member of the US Pharmacopoeial Convention, 1930, 1940, 1950; first vice chairman Commission of Revision, 1950, and a trustee from 1955 until his death.
He was a trustee of Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.
He was a member of the pharmaceutical survey of the American Council on Education, 1946-51; vice president of chemistry of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1951; member of the American Public Health Association; American Chemical Society, of which he was councillor-at-large, 1939-44.
He was president of the American Pharmaceutical Association 1936-37 and chairman of the council 1945-52. From 1948 to 1958 he was president of the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and member of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce committee on pollution abatement.
He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, national president of Phi Lambda Upsilon, 1917-19, member of Gamma Alpha and Psi Kappa Omega.
He won the Ebert prize of the American Pharmaceutical Association in 1920 and the Remington medal in 1941.
He is survived by his widow, Edith D Beal of Merritt Island; a son, George Denton of Glen Head, LI, NY; a daughter, Miss Marjorie Downs Beal, Merritt Island; and two grandchildren.
Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, Cocoa.
Orlando Sentinel, Tue 4 Jan 1972
Obituaries
George Beal, 84, Dies
Mr George Denton Beal, 84, of Merritt Island, chemist and retired director of the Mellon Institute, died Monday.
A native of Scio, Ohio, he was the son of James and Fannie Hartley Beal. He lived at Merritt Island for the last 15 years.
He received his pharmaceutical chemist degree in 1906 from Scio College; his doctor of pharmacy degree in 1907; bachelor of philosophy in 1908; and master of arts from Columbia in 1910.
He was a Richard Butler scholar in chemistry at Columbia, 1910-1911. He received his doctor of philosophy in 1911 from Columbia; his master of pharmacy from Philadelphia College in 1933; and doctor of science degrees in 1933 from Mount Union College and in 1943 from Rutgers University.
In 1912, he married Edith Downs.
He was an assistant of chemistry at Scio College, 1906-08; an instructor of chemistry at University of Illinois, 1911-14; an associate, 1914-18; assistant professor, 1918-20; associate professor in analytical and food chemistry, 1920-24; and he became a full professor in 1924.
In 1926, he became an assistant director of the Mellon Institute at Pittsburgh, Pa. He was a director until 1951. In 1951 he became research director, a post he held until his retirement in 1957.
A professional lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh since 1946, Beal was director of the American Druggists' Insurance Co. He was a collaborator with the committee on revision of US Pharmacopoeia; member of the US Pharmacopoeial Convention, 1930, 1940, 1950; first vice chairman Commission of Revision, 1950, and a trustee from 1955 until his death.
He was a trustee of Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.
He was a member of the pharmaceutical survey of the American Council on Education, 1946-51; vice president of chemistry of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1951; member of the American Public Health Association; American Chemical Society, of which he was councillor-at-large, 1939-44.
He was president of the American Pharmaceutical Association 1936-37 and chairman of the council 1945-52. From 1948 to 1958 he was president of the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and member of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce committee on pollution abatement.
He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, national president of Phi Lambda Upsilon, 1917-19, member of Gamma Alpha and Psi Kappa Omega.
He won the Ebert prize of the American Pharmaceutical Association in 1920 and the Remington medal in 1941.
He is survived by his widow, Edith D Beal of Merritt Island; a son, George Denton of Glen Head, LI, NY; a daughter, Miss Marjorie Downs Beal, Merritt Island; and two grandchildren.
Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, Cocoa.
Obituaries
George Beal, 84, Dies
Mr George Denton Beal, 84, of Merritt Island, chemist and retired director of the Mellon Institute, died Monday.
A native of Scio, Ohio, he was the son of James and Fannie Hartley Beal. He lived at Merritt Island for the last 15 years.
He received his pharmaceutical chemist degree in 1906 from Scio College; his doctor of pharmacy degree in 1907; bachelor of philosophy in 1908; and master of arts from Columbia in 1910.
He was a Richard Butler scholar in chemistry at Columbia, 1910-1911. He received his doctor of philosophy in 1911 from Columbia; his master of pharmacy from Philadelphia College in 1933; and doctor of science degrees in 1933 from Mount Union College and in 1943 from Rutgers University.
In 1912, he married Edith Downs.
He was an assistant of chemistry at Scio College, 1906-08; an instructor of chemistry at University of Illinois, 1911-14; an associate, 1914-18; assistant professor, 1918-20; associate professor in analytical and food chemistry, 1920-24; and he became a full professor in 1924.
In 1926, he became an assistant director of the Mellon Institute at Pittsburgh, Pa. He was a director until 1951. In 1951 he became research director, a post he held until his retirement in 1957.
A professional lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh since 1946, Beal was director of the American Druggists' Insurance Co. He was a collaborator with the committee on revision of US Pharmacopoeia; member of the US Pharmacopoeial Convention, 1930, 1940, 1950; first vice chairman Commission of Revision, 1950, and a trustee from 1955 until his death.
He was a trustee of Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.
He was a member of the pharmaceutical survey of the American Council on Education, 1946-51; vice president of chemistry of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1951; member of the American Public Health Association; American Chemical Society, of which he was councillor-at-large, 1939-44.
He was president of the American Pharmaceutical Association 1936-37 and chairman of the council 1945-52. From 1948 to 1958 he was president of the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and member of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce committee on pollution abatement.
He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, national president of Phi Lambda Upsilon, 1917-19, member of Gamma Alpha and Psi Kappa Omega.
He won the Ebert prize of the American Pharmaceutical Association in 1920 and the Remington medal in 1941.
He is survived by his widow, Edith D Beal of Merritt Island; a son, George Denton of Glen Head, LI, NY; a daughter, Miss Marjorie Downs Beal, Merritt Island; and two grandchildren.
Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, Cocoa.
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