Karl Heumann
Life
1921-1993
Relevant Employment
- Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
- National Research Council
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Contributions
Heuman worked at: Chemist, Technical Information Section, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. 1950-52; Director of the Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, National Research Council 1952-55; Researcher, Chemical Abstracts, American Chemical Society (ACS) 1955-59; Director Office of Documentation, NAS 1959-66; FASEB: Assistant Executive Editor 1966-67; Executive Editor 1967-68; Director of Editorial and Information Services 1968-71; Director of Official Publication 1971-85.
His interests included research dealing with catalytic hydrogenations, furans, quinone diamines, scientific literature, chemical structure and biological activity, punched cards, mechanical aids in literature searching, international documentation, and scientific editing.
Awards
- 1985 Award for Excellence in Science Communication (Council of Biology Editors)
Offices
- ASIS: Pres.,1959
- ACS, Division of Chemical Information: Chairman, 1960
- International Federation of Documentation: Vice Pres., 1961-64
- Council of Biology Editors: Secretary, 1969-74 and Chairman, 1976
Papers
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