Kroll, William J., 1889-1973
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Fuller Name
- William Justin
Variants
- Kroll, W. J. (William Justin), 1889-1973
- Kroll, Wilhelm Justine Adolph, 1889-1973
- Kroll, Guillaume J. (Guillaume Justin), 1889-1973
- Titanium-Kroll, 1889-1973
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1889-11-24
Death Date
- 1973-03-30
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1952
- Affiliation End: 1961
- Organization: Oregon State University
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1945
- Affiliation End: 1951
- Organization: United States. Bureau of Mines
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1940
- Affiliation End: 1945
- Organization: Union Carbide Corporation
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Metal Research Foundation
- Organization: Cerametal (Firm)
Birth Place
- Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg)
Associated Locale
- United States
Associated Locale
- Sint-Genesius-Rode (Belgium)
Associated Locale
- Corvallis (Or.)
Associated Locale
- Albany (Or.)
Associated Locale
- Niagara Falls (N.Y.)
Associated Locale
- Berlin (Germany)
Associated Language
- English
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Sources
- found: William J. Kroll, 1998:t.p. (William J. Kroll, Luxembourg scientist) t.p. verso (Dr. William J. Kroll, 1889-1973, the father of titanium metallurgy) page 6, etc. (W.J. Kroll; William Justin Kroll; became generally known for development (1937) of a process for production of titanium, which later bore his name as Kroll-process, brought him the appellation "Titanium-Kroll"; other studies and developments in metallurgy, particularly non-ferrous metallurgy; born November 24th 1889 in Esch/Alzette, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; graduated 1909 at Atheneum in Luxembourg City; university 1910-1918: faculty of metallurgy of Technische Hochschule, Berlin-Charlottenburg; 1918-1922: worked in Kall/Schleiden (Germany), Vienna, Hungary, Baden-Baden; developed new alloys, various patents; 1923, settled down in Luxembourg City, set up metallurgical lab; first titanium machined in 1938 at Cerametal company; visited USA in 1932, 1938; February 10, 1940, fled Luxembourg; immigrated to USA, applied for American citizenship December 4, 1940; May 1940, became consulting engineer for Union Carbide and Carbon Research Laboratories, Niagara Falls; 1945-1951, consulting metallurgist for US Bureau of Mines research lab at Albany, Oregon; participated in production of first zirconium strip; 1952-1961, devoted self to metallurgical studies at Oregon State University, where had an office, made donation in 1960; home in Corvallis, Oregon; established non-profit Metal Research Foundation; a Kroll-Institute was established with funds from the Kroll foundation, first at University of Missouri, then at Colorado School of Mines; last publishing activity 1955; left United States in 1961, retired to Rhode St. Genèse, near Brussels) pages 55-58 (bibliography of technical reports authored by Kroll 1940-1944; titles in English)
- found: Osborne, D. Excavations in the McNary Reservoir basin near Umatilla, Oregon, 1957:t.p. (W.J. Kroll) p. 227 (U.S. Bureau of Mines Laboratory, Albany, Oreg.)
- found: VIAF, 1 February 2021(authorized access points in VIAF cluster: Kroll, Guillaume J. Justin 1889-1973, Kroll, Wilhelm J. (1889-1973), Kroll, William J., 1889-1973, William Justin Kroll chimiste luxembourgeois, William Justin Kroll; VIAF ID: 58463519 (Personal)) - http://viaf.org/viaf/58463519
- found: Wikidata, 1 February 2021(William Justin Kroll (Q970241); description: Luxembourgian scientist (1889-1973); sex or gender: male; country of citizenship: Luxembourg; birth name: Wilhelm Justine Adolph Kroll (Luxembourgish); date of death: 30 March 1973; place of death: Brussels metropolitan area; occupation: chemist, engineer, metallurgist, inventor; employer: Oregon State University; educated at: Athénée de Luxembourg) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q970241
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- 2004-01-12: new
- 2021-02-09: revised
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