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Marek, Leonard Frank
Chemical engineer. Born in Brenham, Texas, Jan. 18, 1901; son of Frank and Valeria (Pratsch) Marek. Education: University of Texas, 1925, with B.A.; Mass. Inst. Tech., 1925 with B.S.; 1930 with M.S. married Mildred Lee Beall of Nacogdoches, Texas, Aug. 31, 1926; Chem. engr. Miller Rubber Co., Akron, 0., 1925-1927; successively research asst., research asso. asst. dir, and dir. Research Lab. of Applied Chemistry, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1927-1934. Consulting chem. engr. and industrial chemist Arthur D. Little, Inc., since 1934. Mem. Com. on Catalysis, Nat. Research Council, 1937; Memb.: Am. Chem. Soc.; Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs.; Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Betta Phi; Phi Lambda Upsilon; Asso. mem. Sigma Xi; Congregationist. Home: 43 Somerset Rd., Lexington, Mass. Office: c/o Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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